Reverence for life affords me my fundamental principle of morality, namely that good consists in maintaining, assisting, and enhancing life, and that to destroy, to harm, or to hinder life is evil

Quote by Albert Schweitzer

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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...

Let me give you a definition of ethics: It is good to maintain and further...

Let me give you a definition of ethics: It is good to maintain and further...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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...

In everyone's life, at some time, our inner fire goes out. It is then burst...

In everyone's life, at some time, our inner fire goes out. It is then burst...

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...

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.

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.

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...

In everyone's life, at some time, our inner fire goes out. It is then burst...

In everyone's life, at some time, our inner fire goes out. It is then burst...

In everyone's life, at some time, our inner fire goes out. It is then burst...

In everyone's life, at some time, our inner fire goes out. It is then burst...

At times our own light goes out and is rekindled by a spark from another...

At times our own light goes out and is rekindled by a spark from another...

Man has lost the capacity to foresee and to forestall. He will end by destroying...

Man has lost the capacity to foresee and to forestall. He will end by destroying...

Newspapers: dead trees with information smeared on them.

Newspapers: dead trees with information smeared on them.

The first law of ecology is that everything is related to everything else.

The first law of ecology is that everything is related to everything else.