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An idea is, in the end, always stronger than circumstances.

Albert Schweitzer

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Albert Schweitzer
Age: 90 †
Born: 1875
Born: January 14
Died: 1965
Died: September 4
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Philosopher
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Mont-Libre
Ludwig Philipp Albert Schweitzer
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Just as the wave cannot exist for itself, but is ever a part of the heaving surface of the ocean, so must I never live my life for itself, but always in the experience which is going on around me.
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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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By ethical conduct toward all creatures, we enter into a spiritual relationship with the universe.
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When man learns to respect even the smallest being of creation...nobody has to teach him to love his fellow man. Compassion for animals is intimately connected with goodness of character, and it may be confidently asserted that he who is cruel to animals cannot be a good man.
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I am life that wants to live, in the midst of life that wants to live.
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An optimist is a person who sees a green light everywhere, while a pessimist sees only the red stoplight... the truly wise person is colorblind.
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We should all be thankful for those people who rekindle the inner spirit.
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The time will come when public opinion will no longer tolerate amusements based on the mistreatment and killing of animals. The time will come, but when? When will we reach the point that hunting, the pleasure in killing animals for sport, will be regarded as a mental aberration?
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One who gains strength by overcoming obstacles possesses the only strength which can overcome adversity.
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There can be no Kingdom of God in the world without the Kingdom of God in our hearts.
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In the hearts of people today there is a deep longing for peace. When the true spirit of peace is thoroughly dominant, it becomes an inner experience with unlimited possibilities. Only when this really happens - when the spirit of peace awakens and takes possession of men's hearts, can humanity be saved from perishing.
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No one may shut his eyes to think the pain, which is therefore not visible to him, is non-existent.
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A thinking man feels compelled to approach all life with the same reverence he has for his own.
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We are gripped by God’s will of love, and must help carry out that will in this world, in small things as in great things, in saving as in pardoning. To be glad instruments of God’s love in this imperfect world is the service to which we are called.
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Seek always to do some good, somewhere. Every man has to seek in his own way to realize his true worth. You must give some time to your fellow man. For remember, you don't live in a world all your own. Your brothers are here too.
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The destiny of man is to be more and more human.
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Anyone who proposes to do good must not expect people to roll stones out of his way, but must accept his lot calmly if they even roll a few more upon it.
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Creative energy is the essence of all healing...We physicians do nothing, we only help and encourage the physician within.
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Love . . . includes fellowship in suffering, in joy and in effort.
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