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.

Quote by Albert Schweitzer

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It is a man's sympathy with all creatures that first makes him truly a man.

It is a man's sympathy with all creatures that first makes him truly a man.

Ethics is nothing else than reverence for life.

Ethics is nothing else than reverence for life.

By respect for life we become religious in a way that is elementary, profound and...

By respect for life we become religious in a way that is elementary, profound and...

The African is my brother but he is my younger brother by several centuries.

The African is my brother but he is my younger brother by several centuries.

One truth stands firm. All that happens in world history rests on something spiritual. If...

One truth stands firm. All that happens in world history rests on something spiritual. If...

Man is a clever animal who behaves like an imbecile.

Man is a clever animal who behaves like an imbecile.

The human spirit is not dead. It lives on in secret... It has come to...

The human spirit is not dead. It lives on in secret... It has come to...

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.

One who gains strength by overcoming obstacles possesses the only strength which can overcome adversity.

One who gains strength by overcoming obstacles possesses the only strength which can overcome adversity.

Humanitarianism consists in never sacrificing a human being to a purpose.

Humanitarianism consists in never sacrificing a human being to a purpose.

Reverence for life is the highest court of appeal.

Reverence for life is the highest court of appeal.

Because I have confidence in the power of truths and of spirit, I believe in...

Because I have confidence in the power of truths and of spirit, I believe in...

A great secret of success is to go through life as a man who never...

A great secret of success is to go through life as a man who never...

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...

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...

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

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

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...

I do not know which will be the destiny of each one of you; but...

I do not know which will be the destiny of each one of you; but...

Destiny grants us our wishes, but in its own way, in order to give us...

Destiny grants us our wishes, but in its own way, in order to give us...

It's choice--not chance--that determines your destiny.

It's choice--not chance--that determines your destiny.