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

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...

Man has lost the capacity to foresee and to forestall. He will end by destroying...

Man has lost the capacity to foresee and to forestall. He will end by destroying...

One truth stands firm. All that happens in world history rests on something spiritual. If...

One truth stands firm. All that happens in world history rests on something spiritual. If...

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.

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

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

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...

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...

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...

Man is a clever animal who behaves like an imbecile.

Man is a clever animal who behaves like an imbecile.

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...

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...

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.

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...

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...

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...

Seek always to do some good, somewhere. Every man has to seek in his own...

Seek always to do some good, somewhere. Every man has to seek in his own...

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...

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...

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

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

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.