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

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

Wherever a man turns he can find someone who needs him.

Wherever a man turns he can find someone who needs him.

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

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

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

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

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,...

The quiet conscience is an invention of the devil.

The quiet conscience is an invention of the devil.

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...

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...

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...

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...

Man is a clever animal who behaves like an imbecile.

Man is a clever animal who behaves like an imbecile.

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...

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...

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...

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...

Do something for somebody everyday for which you do not get paid.

Do something for somebody everyday for which you do not get paid.

Man must cease attributing his problems to his environment, and learn again to exercise his...

Man must cease attributing his problems to his environment, and learn again to exercise his...

You must not expect anything from others. It's you, of yourself, of whom you must...

You must not expect anything from others. It's you, of yourself, of whom you must...

Meditation brings wisdom; lack of mediation leaves ignorance. Know well what leads you forward and...

Meditation brings wisdom; lack of mediation leaves ignorance. Know well what leads you forward and...

The known propensity of a democracy is to licentiousness which the ambitious call, and the...

The known propensity of a democracy is to licentiousness which the ambitious call, and the...

Freewill means that the Universe never judges, never interferes with your own choices - and...

Freewill means that the Universe never judges, never interferes with your own choices - and...

The boy who expects every morning to open into a new world finds that today...

The boy who expects every morning to open into a new world finds that today...

If you expect your employees to go the extra mile for your customers, you must...

If you expect your employees to go the extra mile for your customers, you must...