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For us the great men are not those who solved the problems, but those whodiscovered them.

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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Your life is something opaque, not transparent, as long as you look at it in an ordinary human way. But if you hold it up against the light of God's goodness, it shines and turns transparent, radiant and bright. And then you ask yourself in amazement: Is this really my own life I see before me?
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Any religion or philosophy which is not based on a respect for life is not a true religion or philosophy.
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Not one of us knows what effect his life produces, and what he gives to others that is hidden from us and must remain so, though we are often allowed to see some little fraction of it, so that we may not lose courage.
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Truth has no special time of its own. Its hour is now - always.
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The result of the voyage does not depend on the speed of the ship, but on whether or not it keeps a true course.
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Ethical existence [is] the highest manifestation of spirituality.
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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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Affirmation of life is the spiritual act by which man ceases to live unreflectively and begins to devote himself to his life with reverence in order to raise it to its true value. To affirm life is to deepen, to make more inward, and to exalt the will.
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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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Thought is the strongest thing we have. Work done by true and profound thought - that is a real force.
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Anyone who has accustomed himself to regard the life of any living creature as worthless is in danger of arriving also at the idea of worthless human lives.
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For those who sincerely seek the truth should not fear the outcome.
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A man is ethical only when life, as such, is sacred to him, that of plants and animals as that of his fellow men, and when he devotes himself helpfully to all life that is in need of help.
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Happiness is the only thing that multiplies when you share it.
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We cannot abdicate our conscience to an organization, nor to a government. 'Am I my brother's keeper?' Most certainly I am! I cannot escape my responsibility by saying the State will do all that is necessary. It is a tragedy that nowadays so many think and feel otherwise.
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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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