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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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  Life, Death, Animal

  Albert Schweitzer (2014). “A Treasury of Albert Schweitzer”, p.67, Open Road Media

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• Think with deep gratitude of those who have lighted the flames within us.

  Albert Schweitzer

  Thank You, Thanksgiving, Thankful

  "A Treasury of Albert Schweitzer".

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• He comes to us as One unknown, without a name, as of old, by the lakeside, He came to those men who knew Him not. He speaks to us the same words: "Follow thou me!" and sets us to the tasks which He has to fulfill for our time. He commands. And to those who obey Him, whether they be wise or simple, He will reveal himself in the toils, the conflicts, the sufferings which they shall pass through in His fellowship, and, as an ineffable mystery, they shall learn in their own experience Who He is.

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  Wise, Time, Men

  Albert Schweitzer (2010). “The Quest of the Historical Jesus”, p.401, Lulu.com

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• You know of the disease in Central Africa called sleeping sickness. . . . There also exists a sleeping sickness of the soul. Its most dangerous aspect is that one is unaware of its coming. That is why you have to be careful. As soon as you notice the slightest sign of indifference, the moment you become aware of the loss of a certain seriousness, of longing, of enthusiasm and zest, take it as a warning. You should realize your soul suffers if you live superficially.

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  Sleep, Loss, Zest

  Albert Schweitzer (1979). “Reverence for Life”, p.80, Ardent Media

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• The greatest living person in the world is some individual who at this very moment has gone in love to help another.

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  Gone, World, Helping

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• Open your eyes and look for some man, or some work for the sake of men, which needs a little time, a little friendship, a little sympathy, a little sociability, a little human toil....It is needed in every nook and corner. Therefore search and see if there is not some place where you may invest your humanity.

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  Eye, Men, Humanity

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• The only way out of today's misery is for people to become worthy of each other's trust.

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  People, Today, Way

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

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• Whatever you have received more than others-in health, in talents, in ability, in success, in a pleasant childhood, in harmonious conditions of home life-all this you must not take to yourself as a matter of course. In gratitude for your good fortune, you must remember in return some sacrifice of your own life for another life.

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  Gratitude, Home, Sacrifice

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• The spirit of the age is filled with the disdain for thinking.

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  Thinking, Age, Spirit

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• The first step in the evolution of ethics is a sense of solidarity with other human beings.

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  Loyalty, Peace, Rhyming

  Albert Schweitzer (1966). “The Teaching of Reverence for Life”

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• Man can hardly even recognize the devils of his own creation.

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  Men, Mind Your Own Business, Devil

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• It seemed incredible to me, that physical courage should be so commonplace and revered, while moral courage . . . is so rare and despised.

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  Moral, Incredibles, Should

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• Serious illness doesn't bother me for long because I am too inhospitable a host.

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  Serious Illness, Long, Host

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• I do not want to frighten you by telling you about the temptations life will bring. Anyone who is healthy in spirit will overcome them. But there is something I want you to realize. It does not matter so much what you do. What matters is whether your soul is harmed by what you do. If your soul is harmed, something irreparable happens, the extent of which you won't realize until it will be too late.

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  What Matters, Temptation, Healthy

  "Reverence for Life". Book by Albert Schweitzer, 1969.

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• Until he extends his circle of compassion to include all living things, man will not himself find peace.

  Albert Schweitzer

  Love, Life, Peace

  "Kulturphilosophie". Book by Albert Schweitzer, 1923.

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• You ask me for a motto. Here it is: SERVICE.

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  Motto, Ask Me, Asks

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• Civilization can only revive when there shall come into being in a number of individuals a new tone of mind independent of the one prevalent among the crowd and in opposition to it. A new public opinion must be created privately and unobtrusively. The existing one is maintained by the press, by propaganda, by organization, and by financial influences which are at its disposal. The unnatural way of spreading ideas must be opposed by the natural one, which goes from man to man and relies solely on the truth of the thoughts and the hearer's receptiveness of new truth.

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  Independent, Men, Organization

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• To work for the common good is the greatest creed.

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  Careers, Community Service, Helping

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

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  Men, Problem, Great Men

  Albert Schweitzer (2012). “The Quest of the Historical Jesus”, p.159, Courier Corporation

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• Only those who respect the personality of others can be of real use to them.

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  Respect, Real, Personality

  Albert Schweitzer (2015). “The Light Within Us”, p.14, Open Road Media

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• Thought is the strongest thing we have.

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  Belief, Strongest

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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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  Sports, Animal, Hunting

  Albert Schweitzer (1966). “The Teaching of Reverence for Life”

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• In case my life should end with the cannibals, I hope they will write on my tombstone, 'We have eaten Dr. Schweitzer. He was good to the end.'

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  Tombstone, Food, Writing

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• Joy, sorrow, tears, lamentation, laughter -- to all these music gives voice, but in such a way that we are transported from the world of unrest to a world of peace, and see reality in a new way, as if we were sitting by a mountain lake and contemplating hills and woods and clouds in the tranquil and fathomless water.

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  Music, Laughter, Reality

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• Soldiers' graves are the greatest preachers of peace.

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  Soldier, Graves, Preacher

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