Compassion, in which all ethics must take root, can only attain its full breadth and depth if it embraces all living creatures and does not limit itself to mankind.

Quote by Albert Schweitzer

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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...

A man can do only what he can do. But if he does that each...

A man can do only what he can do. But if he does that each...

Today we know that all living beings who strive to maintain life and who long...

Today we know that all living beings who strive to maintain life and who long...

To educate yourself for the feeling of gratitude means to take nothing for granted, but...

To educate yourself for the feeling of gratitude means to take nothing for granted, but...

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.

No one has ever come back from the other world. I can't console you, but...

No one has ever come back from the other world. I can't console you, but...

A great secret of success is to go through life as a man who never...

A great secret of success is to go through life as a man who never...

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...

Never say there is nothing beautiful in the world anymore. There is always something to...

Never say there is nothing beautiful in the world anymore. There is always something to...

Because I have confidence in the power of truths and of spirit, I believe in...

Because I have confidence in the power of truths and of spirit, I believe in...

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.

I have always held firmly to the thought that each one of us can do...

I have always held firmly to the thought that each one of us can do...

The willow which bends to the tempest, often escapes better than the oak which resists...

The willow which bends to the tempest, often escapes better than the oak which resists...

In modern European thought a tragedy is occurring in that the original bonds uniting the...

In modern European thought a tragedy is occurring in that the original bonds uniting the...

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...

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...

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...

Relativity applies to physics, not ethics

Relativity applies to physics, not ethics

You are already of consequence in the world if you are known as a man...

You are already of consequence in the world if you are known as a man...

If people are good only because they fear punishment, and hope for reward, then we...

If people are good only because they fear punishment, and hope for reward, then we...