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I too had thoughts once of being an intellectual, but I found it too difficult.
Albert Schweitzer
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Albert Schweitzer
Age: 90 †
Born: 1875
Born: January 14
Died: 1965
Died: September 4
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Ludwig Philipp Albert Schweitzer
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Reverence for life brings us into a spiritual relation with the world which is independent of all knowledge of the universe.
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Because I have confidence in the power of truth, and of the spirit, I have confidence in the future of mankind.
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What really matters is that we should all of us realize that we are guilty of inhumanity. The horror of this realization should shakes us out of our lethargy so that we can direct our hopes and our intentions to the coming of an era in which war will have no place.
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Ethics are complete, profound and alive only when addressed to all living beings. Only then are we in spiritual connection with the world. Any philosophy not representing this, not based on the indefinite totality of life, is bound to disappear.
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There are two means of refuge from the miseries of life: music and cats.
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In the hopes of reaching the moon men fail to see the flowers that blossom at their feet.
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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 wanted to be a doctor that I might be able to work without having to talk because for years I had been giving myself out in words.
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Think occasionally of the suffering of which you spare yourself the sight.
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All people are endowed with the faculty of compassion, and for this reason can develop the humanitarian spirit.
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The thinking (person) must oppose all cruel customs, no matter how deeply rooted in tradition and surrounded by a halo. When we have a choice, we must avoid bringing torment and injury into the life of another.
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Awakening of Western thought will not be complete until that thought steps outside itself and comes to an understanding with the search for a world-view as this manifests itself in the thought of mankind as a whole.
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Affirmation of the world, which means affirmation of the will-to-live that manifests itself around me, is only possible if I devote myself to other life.
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When we observe contemporary society one thing strikes us. We debate but make no progress. Why? Because as peoples we do not yet trust each other.
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For animals that are overworked, underfed, and cruelly treated for all wistful creatures in captivity that beat their wings against bars for any that are hunted or lost or deserted or frightened or hungry for all that must be put to death...and for those who deal with them we ask a heart of compassion and gentle hands and kindly words.
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For those who sincerely seek the truth should not fear the outcome.
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At 20 everyone has the face that God gave them, at 40 the face that life gave them, and at 60 the face they earned.
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Serious illness doesn't bother me for long because I am too inhospitable a host.
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