Just as the wave cannot exist for itself, but is ever a part of the heaving surface of the ocean, so must I never live my life for itself, but always in the experience which is going on around me.

Quote by Albert Schweitzer

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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.

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...

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...

Man is a clever animal who behaves like an imbecile.

Man is a clever animal who behaves like an imbecile.

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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.

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...

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

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

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...

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.

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...

Example is leadership.

Example is leadership.

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...

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...

Beings are owners of their action, heirs of their action.

Beings are owners of their action, heirs of their action.

My tastes are aristocratic, my actions democratic.

My tastes are aristocratic, my actions democratic.