Anyone who proposes to do good must not expect people to roll stones out of his way, but must accept his lot calmly, even if they roll a few stones upon it.

Quote by Albert Schweitzer

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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...

Renunciation of thinking is a declaration of spiritual bankruptcy. - Out of My Life and...

Renunciation of thinking is a declaration of spiritual bankruptcy. - Out of My Life and...

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.

This new form of activity medicine I could not represent to myself as talking about...

This new form of activity medicine I could not represent to myself as talking about...

Happiness? That's nothing more than a good health and a poor memory.

Happiness? That's nothing more than a good health and a poor memory.

Ethics is nothing else than reverence for life.

Ethics is nothing else than reverence for life.

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...

Example is leadership.

Example is leadership.

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.

The highest knowledge is to know that we are surrounded by mystery. Neither knowledge nor...

The highest knowledge is to know that we are surrounded by mystery. Neither knowledge nor...

Man is a clever animal who behaves like an imbecile.

Man is a clever animal who behaves like an imbecile.

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...

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

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

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

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

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 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...

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...

There is a garden in every childhood, an enchanted place where colors are brighter, the...

There is a garden in every childhood, an enchanted place where colors are brighter, the...

How late I learned the essential things in life! In my childhood, nailed to the...

How late I learned the essential things in life! In my childhood, nailed to the...

Men are cruel, but Man is kind.

Men are cruel, but Man is kind.

Good habits are the basic tools that will determine whether you are a tortoise or...

Good habits are the basic tools that will determine whether you are a tortoise or...

Instinct is action taken in pursuance of a purpose, but without conscious perception of what...

Instinct is action taken in pursuance of a purpose, but without conscious perception of what...

The heart's memory eliminates the bad and magnifies the good; and thanks to this artifice...

The heart's memory eliminates the bad and magnifies the good; and thanks to this artifice...

It's not the men in your life that matters, it's the life in your men.

It's not the men in your life that matters, it's the life in your men.

What is youth except a man or woman before it is ready or fit to...

What is youth except a man or woman before it is ready or fit to...