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It seemed incredible to me, that physical courage should be so commonplace and revered, while moral courage . . . is so rare and despised.
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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We are compelled by the commandment of love contained in our hearts and thought, and proclaimed by Jesus, to give rein to our natural sympathy for animals. We are also compelled to help them and spare them suffering.
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If you are called upon to play a church service, it is a greater honor than if you were to play a concert on the finest organ in the world... Thank God each time when you are privileged to sit before the organ console and assist in the worship of the Almighty.
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Only through love can we obtain communion with God.
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It is through the idealism of youth that man catches sight of truth, and in that idealism he possesses a wealth which he must never exchange for anything else.
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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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Kindness works simply and perseveringly it produces no strained relations which prejudice its working strained relations which already exist it relaxes. Mistrust and misunderstanding it puts to flight, and it strengthens itself by calling forth answering kindness. Hence it is the furthest reaching and the most effective of all forces.
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Jesus means something to our world because a mighty spiritual force streams forth from him and flows through our being also. This fact can neither be shaken nor confirmed by any historical discovery. It is the solid foundation of Christianity.
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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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If you love what you are doing, you will be successful.
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From naive simplicity we arrive at more profound simplicity.
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The interior joy we feel when we have done a good deed is the nourishment the soul requires.
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In everyone's life, at some time, our inner fire goes out. It is then burst into flame by an encounter with another human being. We should all be thankful for those people who rekindle the inner spirit.
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We should all be thankful for those people who rekindle the inner spirit.
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The demands of Jesus are difficult just because they require us to do something extraordinary. At the same time he asks us to regard these as something usual, ordinary.
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Because I have confidence in the power of truth and in the spirit, I believe in the future of mankind. Affirmation of the world and of life contains within itself an optimistic willing and hoping which can never be lost. It is, therefore, never afraid to face the dismal reality and to see it as it really is.
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A man is ethical only when life, as such, is sacred to him.
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The only ones who will find real happiness are those who find a way to serve
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To me, good health is more than just exercise and diet. Its really a point of view and a mental attitude you have about yourself.
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My life is full of meaning to me. The life around me must be full of significance to itself. If I am to expect others to respect my life, then I must respect the other life I see.
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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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