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We are united with all life that is in nature. Man can no longer live his life for himself alone.

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Albert Schweitzer
Age: 90 †
Born: 1875
Born: January 14
Died: 1965
Died: September 4
Composer
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Philosopher
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Mont-Libre
Ludwig Philipp Albert Schweitzer
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Faith which refuses to face indisputable facts is but little faith. Truth is always gain, however hard it is to accommodate ourselves to it. To linger in any kind of untruth proves to be a departure from the straight way of faith.
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I do not believe that we can put into anyone ideas which are not in him already. As a rule there are in everyone all sorts of good ideas, ready like tinder. But much of this tinder catches fire, or catches it successfully, only when it meets some flame or spark from outside, i.e., from some other person.
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O heavenly Father, protect and bless all things that have breath: guard them from all evil and let them sleep in peace.
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Every patient carries his or her own doctor inside.
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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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Every start on an untrodden path is a venture which only in unusual circumstances looks sensible and likely to succeed.
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In the same way as the tree bears the same fruit year after year, but each time new fruit, all lastingly valuable ideas in thinking must always be reborn.
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Very little of the great cruelty shown by men can really be attributed to cruel instinct. Most of it comes from thoughtlessness or inherited habit. Extract from 'Memories of childhood and youth.'
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The thinking man must oppose all cruelties no matter how deeply rooted in tradition or surrounded by a halo.
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The willow which bends to the tempest, often escapes better than the oak which resists it and so in great calamities, it sometimes happens that light and frivolous spirits recover their elasticity and presence of mind sooner than those of a loftier character.
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Example is leadership.
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The quiet conscience is an invention of the devil.
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That's my private ant. You're liable to break its legs.
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We must all die. But that I can save him from days of torture, that is what I feel as my great and ever new privilege. Pain is a more terrible lord of mankind than even death itself.
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Let me give you a definition of ethics: It is good to maintain and further life it is bad to damage and destroy life.
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The true worth of a man is not to be found in man himself, but in the colours and textures that come alive in others.
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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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I don't know what your destiny will be, but one thing I know: the only ones among you who will be really happy are those who will have sought and found how to serve.
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The spirit of the age is filled with the disdain for thinking.
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If a man loses his reverence for any part of life, he will lose his reverence for all of life.
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