Humanitarianism consists in never sacrificing a human being to a purpose.

Quote by Albert Schweitzer

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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...

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

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

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...

Opinions are like assholes, everybody's got one!

Opinions are like assholes, everybody's got one!

Everything deep is also simple and can be reproduced simply as long as its reference...

Everything deep is also simple and can be reproduced simply as long as its reference...

Serious illness doesn't bother me for long because I am too inhospitable a host.

Serious illness doesn't bother me for long because I am too inhospitable a host.

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.

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.

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...

As soon as man does not take his existence for granted, but beholds it as...

As soon as man does not take his existence for granted, but beholds it as...

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...

Our civilization lacks humane feeling. We are humans who are insufficiently humane! We must realize...

Our civilization lacks humane feeling. We are humans who are insufficiently humane! We must realize...

From native simplicity we arrive at more profound simplicity.

From native simplicity we arrive at more profound simplicity.

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...

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...

Constant kindness can accomplish much. As the sun makes ice melt, kindness causes misunderstanding, mistrust,...

Constant kindness can accomplish much. As the sun makes ice melt, kindness causes misunderstanding, mistrust,...

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 purpose of human life is to serve, and to show compassion and the will...

The purpose of human life is to serve, and to show compassion and the will...

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...

A man is ethical only when life, as such, is sacred to him, that of...

A man is ethical only when life, as such, is sacred to him, that of...