Renunciation of thinking is a declaration of spiritual bankruptcy. - Out of My Life and Thoughts.

Quote by Albert Schweitzer

Topics: Immortality Quotes, Renunciation Quotes

One thing I know: the only ones among you who will be really happy are...

One thing I know: the only ones among you who will be really happy are...

The highest proof of the spirit is love. Love the eternal thing which can already...

The highest proof of the spirit is love. Love the eternal thing which can already...

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...

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...

I don't know what your destiny will be, but one thing I know: the only...

I don't know what your destiny will be, but one thing I know: the only...

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.

Ethics is nothing else than reverence for life.

Ethics is nothing else than reverence for life.

Man is a clever animal who behaves like an imbecile.

Man is a clever animal who behaves like an imbecile.

A great secret of success is to go through life as a man who never...

A great secret of success is to go through life as a man who never...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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...

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...

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.

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...

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...

Just being honest is not enough. The essential ingredient is executive integrity.

Just being honest is not enough. The essential ingredient is executive integrity.

The most important persuasion tool you have in your entire arsenal is integrity.

The most important persuasion tool you have in your entire arsenal is integrity.