By respect for life we become religious in a way that is elementary, profound and alive.

Quote by Albert Schweitzer

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Revenge... is like a rolling stone, which, when a man hath forced up a hill,...

Revenge... is like a rolling stone, which, when a man hath forced up a hill,...

I don't know what your destiny will be, but one thing I know: the only...

I don't know what your destiny will be, but one thing I know: the only...

Reverence for life affords me my fundamental principle of morality, namely that good consists in...

Reverence for life affords me my fundamental principle of morality, namely that good consists in...

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...

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

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

Impart as much as you can of your spiritual being to those who are on...

Impart as much as you can of your spiritual being to those who are on...

Do something wonderful, people may imitate it.

Do something wonderful, people may imitate it.

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...

The quiet conscience is an invention of the devil.

The quiet conscience is an invention of the devil.

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...

The highest proof of the spirit is love. Love the eternal thing which can already...

The highest proof of the spirit is love. Love the eternal thing which can already...

Serious illness doesn't bother me for long because I am too inhospitable a host.

Serious illness doesn't bother me for long because I am too inhospitable a host.

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...

My life is my argument.

My life is my argument.

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.

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...

Reverence for life is the highest court of appeal.

Reverence for life is the highest court of appeal.

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...

Cystoscopies gastroscopies biopsies. They can do three or four of those and make five or...

Cystoscopies gastroscopies biopsies. They can do three or four of those and make five or...

I may grow rich by an art I am compelled to follow; I may recover...

I may grow rich by an art I am compelled to follow; I may recover...