By having a reverence for life, we enter into a spiritual relation with the world By practicing reverence for life we become good, deep, and alive.

Quote by Albert Schweitzer

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Ethics is the activity of man directed to secure the inner perfection of his own...

Ethics is the activity of man directed to secure the inner perfection of his own...

Ethics is nothing else than reverence for life.

Ethics is nothing else than reverence for life.

My life is my argument.

My life is my argument.

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

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

There are two means of refuge from the miseries of life: music and cats.

There are two means of refuge from the miseries of life: music and cats.

Reverence for life is the highest court of appeal.

Reverence for life is the highest court of appeal.

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...

Day by day we should weigh what we have granted to the spirit of the...

Day by day we should weigh what we have granted to the spirit of the...

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...

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...

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.

Opinions are like assholes, everybody's got one!

Opinions are like assholes, everybody's got one!

Compassion, in which all ethics must take root, can only attain its full breadth and...

Compassion, in which all ethics must take root, can only attain its full breadth and...

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...

Through the power which we win over the forces of nature we get also a...

Through the power which we win over the forces of nature we get also a...

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...

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...

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...

You will say that everyone has seen landscapes and figures from childhood on. The question...

You will say that everyone has seen landscapes and figures from childhood on. The question...

One's age should be tranquil, as childhood should be playful. Hard work at either extremity...

One's age should be tranquil, as childhood should be playful. Hard work at either extremity...

Men are cruel, but Man is kind.

Men are cruel, but Man is kind.

Look round the habitable world, how few Know their own good, or, knowing it, pursue!

Look round the habitable world, how few Know their own good, or, knowing it, pursue!

A girl will not admit she's wrong because she believes her heart and her heart...

A girl will not admit she's wrong because she believes her heart and her heart...

Our memory is like a shop in the window of which is exposed now one,...

Our memory is like a shop in the window of which is exposed now one,...

Men do change, and change comes like a little wind that ruffles the curtains at...

Men do change, and change comes like a little wind that ruffles the curtains at...

We're going to see a lot more young people entering entrepreneurial ventures.

We're going to see a lot more young people entering entrepreneurial ventures.