Albert Schweitzer

Albert Schweitzer

"There are two means of refuge from the misery of life — music and cats."
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"There are two means of refuge from the misery of life — music and cats."
Albert Schweitzer
"O heavenly Father,protect and bless all thingsthat have breath: guard themfrom all evil and let them sleep in peace."
Albert Schweitzer
"The doctor of the future will be oneself."
Albert Schweitzer
"Example is not the main thing in influencing others. It is the only thing."
Albert Schweitzer
"“Example is not the main thing in influencing others. It is the only thing.”"
Albert Schweitzer
"Happiness is nothing more than good health and a bad memory."
Albert Schweitzer
"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."
Albert Schweitzer
"Life becomes harder for us when we live for others, but it also becomes richer and happier."
Albert Schweitzer
"Until he extends his circle of compassion to include all living things, man will not himself find peace."
Albert Schweitzer
"Do something wonderful, people may imitate it."
Albert Schweitzer
"The purpose of human life is to serve, and to show compassion and the will to help others."
Albert Schweitzer
"Everything deep is also simple and can be reproduced simply as long as its reference to the whole truth is maintained. But what matters is not what is witty but what is true."
Albert Schweitzer
"Example is leadership."
Albert Schweitzer
"One truth stands firm. All that happens in world history rests on something spiritual. If the spiritual is strong, it creates world history. If it is weak, it suffers world history."
Albert Schweitzer
"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."
Albert Schweitzer
"One who gains strength by overcoming obstacles possesses the only strength which can overcome adversity."
Albert Schweitzer
"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."
Albert Schweitzer
"Man has lost the capacity to foresee and to forestall. He will end by destroying the earth."
Albert Schweitzer
"Truth has no special time of its own. Its hour is now - always."
Albert Schweitzer
"By respect for life we become religious in a way that is elementary, profound and alive."
Albert Schweitzer
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