Albert Schweitzer Quotes - Page 2

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• Do something wonderful, people may imitate it.

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  Inspirational, Fun, Kindness

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• If you truly desire happiness, seek and learn how to serve.

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  Joy, Desire, Ifs

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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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  God, Heart, World

  Albert Schweitzer (1956). “An anthology”

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• You must not expect anything from others. It's you, of yourself, of whom you must ask a lot. Only from oneself has one the right to ask everything and anything. This way it's up to you - your own choices - what you get from others remains a present, a gift.

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  Choices, Up To You, Way

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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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  Doe, Voyages, Ships

  Albert Schweitzer (1956). “An anthology”

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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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  Life, Death, Respect

  Albert Schweitzer (1984). “The Words of Albert Schweitzer”

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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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  Wise, Wisdom, Attitude

  1965 Quoted in CBS News tribute,14 Jan.

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• Life becomes harder for us when we live for others, but it also becomes richer and happier.

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  Life, Grief, Bad Ass

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• At times our own light goes out and is rekindled by a spark from another person. Each of us has cause to think with deep gratitude of those who have lighted the flame within us.

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  Friendship, Basketball, Thank You

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• Seek always to do some good, somewhere... Even if it's a little thing, so something for those that need help, something for which you get no pay but the privilege of doing it.

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  Needs, Littles, Pay

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• The tragedy of life is what dies inside a man while he lives.

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  Inspirational, Life, Sympathy

  Albert Schweitzer (1958). “A Selection of Writings of and about Albert Schweitzer”, Boston : [s.n.], 1958 (Boston : H.N. Sawyer Company)

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• In the hopes of reaching the moon men fail to see the flowers that blossom at their feet.

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  Inspirational, Success, Appreciation

  Albert Schweitzer (1984). “The Words of Albert Schweitzer”

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• If you love what you are doing, you will be successful.

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  Happiness, Success, Happy

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• The deeper we look into nature, the more we recognize that it is full of life, and the more profoundly we know that all life is a secret and that we are united with all life that is in nature.

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  Inspirational, Spiritual, Nature

  Albert Schweitzer (2014). “Reverence for Life: The Ethics of Albert Schweitzer for the Twenty-First Century”, p.25, Open Road Media

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• There is no higher religion than human service.

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  Community Service, Helping, Public Service

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• Truth has no special time of its own. Its hour is now - always.

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  Time, Truth, Integrity

  Zwischen Wasser und Urwald (On the Edge of the Primeval Forest, 1922) ch. 11

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• It is not enough merely to exist. It's not enough to say, "I'm earning enough to support my family. I do my work well. I'm a good father, husband, churchgoer." That's all very well. But you must do something more. 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. Even if it's a little thing, do something for those who need help, something for which you get no pay but the privilege of doing it. For remember, you don't live in a world all your own. Your brothers are here too.

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  Brother, Husband, Father

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• Soldiers' graves are the greatest preachers of peace.

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  Soldier, Graves, Preacher

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• We cannot abdicate our conscience to an organization, nor to a government.

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  Government, Organization, Conscience

  Albert Schweitzer (1956). “An anthology”

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• One person can and does make a difference.

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  Hero, Differences, Making A Difference

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• No one can give a definition of the soul. But we know what it feels like. The soul is the sense of something higher than ourselves, something that stirs in us thoughts, hopes, and aspirations which go out to the world of goodness, truth and beauty. The soul is a burning desire to breathe in this world of light and never to lose it--to remain children of light.

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  Children, Light, Giving

  Albert Schweitzer (1979). “Reverence for Life”, p.78, Ardent Media

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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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  Men, Texture, Alive

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• Do not lose heart, even if you must wait a bit before finding the right thing. Be prepared for disappointment also, but do not abandon the quest.

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  Disappointment, Heart, Waiting

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• The only ones who will find real happiness are those who find a way to serve

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  Happiness, Real, Way

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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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  Joy, Soul, Done

  Albert Schweitzer (1979). “Reverence for Life”, p.81, Ardent Media

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