As soon as man does not take his existence for granted, but beholds it as something unfathomably mysterious, thought begins.

Quote by Albert Schweitzer

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Whoever is spared personal pain must feel himself called to help in diminishing the pain...

Whoever is spared personal pain must feel himself called to help in diminishing the pain...

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...

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...

It is good to maintain and cherish life; it is evil to destroy and to...

It is good to maintain and cherish life; it is evil to destroy and to...

I can do no other than be reverent before everything that is called life. I...

I can do no other than be reverent before everything that is called life. I...

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...

My life is my argument.

My life is my argument.

Think occasionally of the suffering of which you spare yourself the sight.

Think occasionally of the suffering of which you spare yourself the sight.

Everything deep is also simple and can be reproduced simply as long as its reference...

Everything deep is also simple and can be reproduced simply as long as its reference...

At times our own light goes out and is rekindled by a spark from another...

At times our own light goes out and is rekindled by a spark from another...

By having a reverence for life, we enter into a spiritual relation with the world...

By having a reverence for life, we enter into a spiritual relation with the world...

If a man loses his reverence for any part of life, he will lose his...

If a man loses his reverence for any part of life, he will lose his...

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...

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.

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.

Reverence for life is the highest court of appeal.

Reverence for life is the highest court of appeal.

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

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

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...

All of life is a dispute over taste and tasting.

All of life is a dispute over taste and tasting.

Freedom requires that you discover your own inner language - your own life rules -...

Freedom requires that you discover your own inner language - your own life rules -...

The time is always right to do what is right.

The time is always right to do what is right.