I can do no other than be reverent before everything that is called life. I can do no other than to have compassion for all that is called life. That is the beginning and the foundation of all ethics.

Quote by Albert Schweitzer

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In modern European thought a tragedy is occurring in that the original bonds uniting the...

In modern European thought a tragedy is occurring in that the original bonds uniting the...

At times our own light goes out and is rekindled by a spark from another...

At times our own light goes out and is rekindled by a spark from another...

Impart as much as you can of your spiritual being to those who are on...

Impart as much as you can of your spiritual being to those who are on...

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...

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...

It is not enough merely to exist. It's not enough to say, 'I'm earning enough...

It is not enough merely to exist. It's not enough to say, 'I'm earning enough...

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

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

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...

Compassion, in which all ethics must take root, can only attain its full breadth and...

Compassion, in which all ethics must take root, can only attain its full breadth 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...

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.

My life is my argument.

My life is my argument.

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 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 highest knowledge is to know that we are surrounded by mystery. Neither knowledge nor...

The highest knowledge is to know that we are surrounded by mystery. Neither knowledge nor...

By having a reverence for life, we enter into a spiritual relation with the world...

By having a reverence for life, we enter into a spiritual relation with the world...

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...

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,...

Sometimes it is better to be kind than to be right. We do not need...

Sometimes it is better to be kind than to be right. We do not need...

I am not the kind of girl that thinks a guy is the answer to...

I am not the kind of girl that thinks a guy is the answer to...

Kindness is more than deeds. It is an attitude, an expression, a look, a touch....

Kindness is more than deeds. It is an attitude, an expression, a look, a touch....