At times our own light goes out and is rekindled by a spark from another person. Each of us has cause to think with deep gratitude of those who have lighted the flame within us.

Quote by Albert Schweitzer

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The awareness that we are all human beings together has become lost in war and...

The awareness that we are all human beings together has become lost in war and...

A man is ethical only when life, as such, is sacred to him, that of...

A man is ethical only when life, as such, is sacred to him, that of...

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...

Constant kindness can accomplish much. As the sun makes ice melt, kindness causes misunderstanding, mistrust,...

Constant kindness can accomplish much. As the sun makes ice melt, kindness causes misunderstanding, mistrust,...

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...

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...

It is not enough merely to exist. It's not enough to say, 'I'm earning enough...

It is not enough merely to exist. It's not enough to say, 'I'm earning enough...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Destiny is something we've invented because we can't stand the fact that everything that happens...

Destiny is something we've invented because we can't stand the fact that everything that happens...

Reverence for life is the highest court of appeal.

Reverence for life is the highest court of appeal.

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...

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.

Just as the wave cannot exist for itself, but is ever a part of the...

Just as the wave cannot exist for itself, but is ever a part of the...

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...

Manners easily and rapidly mature into morals.

Manners easily and rapidly mature into morals.

You have to learn the rules of the game. And then you have to play...

You have to learn the rules of the game. And then you have to play...