I wanted to be a doctor that I might be able to work without having to talk because for years I had been giving myself out in words.

Quote by Albert Schweitzer

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

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

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.

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.

Example is not the main thing in influencing others, it's the only thing

Example is not the main thing in influencing others, it's the only thing

Reverence for life affords me my fundamental principle of morality, namely that good consists in...

Reverence for life affords me my fundamental principle of morality, namely that good consists in...

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...

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...

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...

Reverence for life affords me my fundamental principle of morality.

Reverence for life affords me my fundamental principle of morality.

This new form of activity medicine I could not represent to myself as talking about...

This new form of activity medicine I could not represent to myself as talking about...

Man can hardly even recognize the devils of his own creation.

Man can hardly even recognize the devils of his own creation.

Opinions are like assholes, everybody's got one!

Opinions are like assholes, everybody's got one!

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.

Do not let Sunday be taken from you If your soul has no Sunday, it...

Do not let Sunday be taken from you If your soul has no Sunday, it...

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.

Man is a clever animal who behaves like an imbecile.

Man is a clever animal who behaves like an imbecile.

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

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

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...

Persistence of action comes from persistence of vision

Persistence of action comes from persistence of vision

Mark this well, you proud men of action! you are, after all, nothing but unconscious...

Mark this well, you proud men of action! you are, after all, nothing but unconscious...