It is a man's sympathy with all creatures that first makes him truly a man.

Quote by Albert Schweitzer

Topics: Mankind Quotes

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...

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...

One who gains strength by overcoming obstacles possesses the only strength which can overcome adversity.

One who gains strength by overcoming obstacles possesses the only strength which can overcome adversity.

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...

Life becomes harder for us when we live for others, but it also becomes richer...

Life becomes harder for us when we live for others, but it also becomes richer...

The true worth of a man is not to be found in man himself, but...

The true worth of a man is not to be found in man himself, but...

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...

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...

The tragedy of life is what dies inside a man while he lives.

The tragedy of life is what dies inside a man while he lives.

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...

Truth has no special time of its own. Its hour is now - always.

Truth has no special time of its own. Its hour is now - always.

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.

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 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...

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...

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...

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...

Anyone who proposes to do good must not expect people to roll stones out of...

Anyone who proposes to do good must not expect people to roll stones out of...

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...