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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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...

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...

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...

Sometimes our light goes out but is blown into flame by another human being. Each...

Sometimes our light goes out but is blown into flame by another human being. Each...

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.

It is a man's sympathy with all creatures that first makes him truly a man.

It is a man's sympathy with all creatures that first makes him truly a man.

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

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

We are all so much together, but we are all dying of loneliness.

We are all so much together, but we are all dying of loneliness.

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...

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...

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

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

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...

The time will come when public opinion will no longer tolerate amusements based on the...

The time will come when public opinion will no longer tolerate amusements based on the...

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...

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

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

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...

One thing I know: the only ones among you who will be really happy are...

One thing I know: the only ones among you who will be really happy are...

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...

How prudently we proud men compete for nameless graves, while now and then some starveling...

How prudently we proud men compete for nameless graves, while now and then some starveling...

The true artist doesn't substitute immorality for morality. On the contrary, he always substitutes a...

The true artist doesn't substitute immorality for morality. On the contrary, he always substitutes a...