A man is truly ethical only when he obeys the compulsion to help all life which he is able to assist, and shrinks from injuring anything that lives.

Quote by Albert Schweitzer

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You must not expect anything from others. It's you, of yourself, of whom you must...

You must not expect anything from others. It's you, of yourself, of whom you must...

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.

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

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

Our degeneration, when it is traced back to its origin in our view of the...

Our degeneration, when it is traced back to its origin in our view of the...

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 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...

We cannot possibly let ourselves get frozen into regarding everyone we do not know as...

We cannot possibly let ourselves get frozen into regarding everyone we do not know as...

I wanted to be a doctor that I might be able to work without having...

I wanted to be a doctor that I might be able to work without having...

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...

Seek always to do some good, somewhere. Every man has to seek in his own...

Seek always to do some good, somewhere. Every man has to seek in his own...

The only progress that knowledge allows is in enabling us to describe more and more...

The only progress that knowledge allows is in enabling us to describe more and more...

An optimist is a person who sees a green light everywhere, while a pessimist sees...

An optimist is a person who sees a green light everywhere, while a pessimist sees...

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

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

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...

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

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

Do something wonderful, people may imitate it.

Do something wonderful, people may imitate it.

Man is a clever animal who behaves like an imbecile.

Man is a clever animal who behaves like an imbecile.

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

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

For whoever finds me finds life and obtains favor from the Lord.

For whoever finds me finds life and obtains favor from the Lord.

Music is the language of the spirit. It opens the secret of life bringing peace,...

Music is the language of the spirit. It opens the secret of life bringing peace,...