Let me give you a definition of ethics: It is good to maintain and further life it is bad to damage and destroy life.

Quote by Albert Schweitzer

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Reverence for life affords me my fundamental principle of morality.

Reverence for life affords me my fundamental principle of morality.

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 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.

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...

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...

Revenge... is like a rolling stone, which, when a man hath forced up a hill,...

Revenge... is like a rolling stone, which, when a man hath forced up a hill,...

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...

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.

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...

Through the power which we win over the forces of nature we get also a...

Through the power which we win over the forces of nature we get also a...

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.

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...

There are two means of refuge from the miseries of life: music and cats.

There are two means of refuge from the miseries of life: music and cats.

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.

It is good to maintain and cherish life; it is evil to destroy and to...

It is good to maintain and cherish life; it is evil to destroy and to...

Very little of the great cruelty shown by men can really be attributed to cruel...

Very little of the great cruelty shown by men can really be attributed to cruel...

That awkward moment when your friend is getting yelled at by their parents and you...

That awkward moment when your friend is getting yelled at by their parents and you...

There is a garden in every childhood, an enchanted place where colors are brighter, the...

There is a garden in every childhood, an enchanted place where colors are brighter, the...

One of the ill effects of cruelty is that it makes the bystanders cruel

One of the ill effects of cruelty is that it makes the bystanders cruel

Good habits, once established are just as hard to break as are bad habits

Good habits, once established are just as hard to break as are bad habits

Where instinct fails, intellect must venture.

Where instinct fails, intellect must venture.

Language is memory and metaphor

Language is memory and metaphor

When a man is asked to make a speech, the first thing he has to...

When a man is asked to make a speech, the first thing he has to...

Man is young as long as he can repeat his emotions; woman, as long as...

Man is young as long as he can repeat his emotions; woman, as long as...