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You ask me for a motto. Here it is: SERVICE.

Albert Schweitzer

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Albert Schweitzer
Age: 90 †
Born: 1875
Born: January 14
Died: 1965
Died: September 4
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Mont-Libre
Ludwig Philipp Albert Schweitzer
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I can do no other than be reverent before everything that is called life. I can do no other than to have compassion for all that is called life. That is the beginning and the foundation of all ethics.
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Compassion, in which all ethics must take root, can only attain its full breadth and depth if it embraces all living creatures and does not limit itself to mankind.
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No ray of sunlight is ever lost, but the green which it awakes into existence needs time to sprout, and it is not always granted to the sower to see the harvest. All work that is worth anything is done in faith.
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I am certain and have always stressed that the destination of mankind is to become more and more humane. The ideal of humanity has to be revived.
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If the extension of your compassion does not include all living beings, then you will be unable to find peace by yourself.
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Train yourself never to put off the word or action for the expression of gratitude.
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Those who experiment on animals should never be able to quiet their own conscience by telling themselves that these cruelties have a worthy aim.
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Until he extends his circle of compassion to include all living things, man will not himself find peace.
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Every person I have known who has been truly happy has learned how to serve others.
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Every start on an untrodden path is a venture which only in unusual circumstances looks sensible and likely to succeed.
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Each act of unfaithfulness toward our inner being is a blot on our souls. If we continue to be unfaithful, our souls are eventually torn apart and we slowly bleed to death.
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Man is a clever animal who behaves like an imbecile.
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The African is my brother but he is my younger brother by several centuries.
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Profound love demands a deep conception and out of this develops reverence for the mystery of life. It brings us close to all beings, to the poorest and smallest as well as all others.
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Don't blame, forgive, All healing is self-healing
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It's not enough merely to exist. Every man has to seek in his own way to make his own self more noble and to relize his own true worth.
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Eventually all things fall into place. Until then, laugh at the confusion, live for the moments, and know EVERYTHING HAPPENS FOR A REASON.
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Where possible Paul avoids quoting the teaching of Jesus, in fact even mentioning it. If we had to rely on Paul, we should not know that Jesus taught in parables, had delivered the sermon on the mount, and had taught His disciples the 'Our Father.' Even where they are specially relevant, Paul passes over the words of the Lord.
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It is only through love that we can attain to communion with God. All living knowledge of God rests upon this foundation: that we experience him in our lives as Will-to-love.
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Don't let your hearts grow numb. Stay alert. It is your soul which matters.
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