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

Quote by Albert Schweitzer

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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...

Happiness? That's nothing more than a good health and a poor memory.

Happiness? That's nothing more than a good health and a poor memory.

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

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

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...

Whoever is spared personal pain must feel himself called to help in diminishing the pain...

Whoever is spared personal pain must feel himself called to help in diminishing the pain...

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...

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...

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.

Example is leadership.

Example is leadership.

Example is not the main thing in influencing others. It is the only thing.

Example is not the main thing in influencing others. It is the only thing.

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...

Only those who respect the personality of others can be of real use to them

Only those who respect the personality of others can be of real use to them

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.

The only ones among you who will be really happy are those who will have...

The only ones among you who will be really happy are those who will have...

The first step in the evolution of ethics is a sense of solidarity with other...

The first step in the evolution of ethics is a sense of solidarity with other...

To the question whether I am a pessimist or an optimist, I answer that my...

To the question whether I am a pessimist or an optimist, I answer that my...

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...

I am among the few who continue to draw after childhood is ended, continuing and...

I am among the few who continue to draw after childhood is ended, continuing and...

When you finally go back to your old hometown, you find it wasn't the old...

When you finally go back to your old hometown, you find it wasn't the old...

Democracy means despair of finding any heroes to govern you, and contented putting up with...

Democracy means despair of finding any heroes to govern you, and contented putting up with...

I am patient with stupidity but not with those who are proud of it.

I am patient with stupidity but not with those who are proud of it.

Habit is thus the enormous flywheel of society, its most precious conservative agent. It alone...

Habit is thus the enormous flywheel of society, its most precious conservative agent. It alone...

Trust the instinct to the end, though you can render no reason

Trust the instinct to the end, though you can render no reason

Memory is a way of holding on to the things you love, the things you...

Memory is a way of holding on to the things you love, the things you...

The idea that men are created free and equal is both true and misleading: men...

The idea that men are created free and equal is both true and misleading: men...

Youth is a wonderful thing. What a crime to waste it on children.

Youth is a wonderful thing. What a crime to waste it on children.