A man does not have to be an angel in order to be saint.

Quote by Albert Schweitzer

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A man is truly ethical only when he obeys the compulsion to help all life...

A man is truly ethical only when he obeys the compulsion to help all life...

Example is not the main thing in influencing others, it's the only thing

Example is not the main thing in influencing others, it's the only thing

Man has lost the capacity to foresee and to forestall. He will end by destroying...

Man has lost the capacity to foresee and to forestall. He will end by destroying...

A man can only do what he can do. But if he does that each...

A man can only do what he can do. But if he does that each...

Anyone who proposes to do good must not expect people to roll stones out of...

Anyone who proposes to do good must not expect people to roll stones out of...

Happiness is nothing more than good health and a bad memory.

Happiness is nothing more than good health and a bad memory.

The purpose of human life is to serve and to show compassion and the will...

The purpose of human life is to serve and to show compassion and the will...

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

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

The only ones among you who will be really happy are those who will have...

The only ones among you who will be really happy are those who will have...

Very little of the great cruelty shown by men can really be attributed to cruel...

Very little of the great cruelty shown by men can really be attributed to cruel...

The true worth of a man is not to be found in man himself, but...

The true worth of a man is not to be found in man himself, but...

Let me give you a definition of ethics: It is good to maintain and further...

Let me give you a definition of ethics: It is good to maintain and further...

In modern European thought a tragedy is occurring in that the original bonds uniting the...

In modern European thought a tragedy is occurring in that the original bonds uniting the...

In everyone's life, at some time, our inner fire goes out. It is then burst...

In everyone's life, at some time, our inner fire goes out. It is then burst...

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

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

Impart as much as you can of your spiritual being to those who are on...

Impart as much as you can of your spiritual being to those who are on...

As soon as man does not take his existence for granted, but beholds it as...

As soon as man does not take his existence for granted, but beholds it as...

I have always held firmly to the thought that each one of us can do...

I have always held firmly to the thought that each one of us can do...

Example is not the main thing in influencing others. It is the only thing.

Example is not the main thing in influencing others. It is the only thing.

We are all so much together, but we are all dying of loneliness.

We are all so much together, but we are all dying of loneliness.