Reverence for life is the highest court of appeal.

Quote by Albert Schweitzer

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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.

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...

In modern European thought a tragedy is occurring in that the original bonds uniting the...

In modern European thought a tragedy is occurring in that the original bonds uniting the...

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...

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...

Think occasionally of the suffering of which you spare yourself the sight.

Think occasionally of the suffering of which you spare yourself the sight.

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...

Seek always to do some good, somewhere. Every man has to seek in his own...

Seek always to do some good, somewhere. Every man has to seek in his own...

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

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

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 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...

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...

Do something wonderful, people may imitate it.

Do something wonderful, people may imitate it.

Example is leadership.

Example is leadership.

Today we know that all living beings who strive to maintain life and who long...

Today we know that all living beings who strive to maintain life and who long...

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...

Never say there is nothing beautiful in the world anymore. There is always something to...

Never say there is nothing beautiful in the world anymore. There is always something to...

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...

Humans have long since possessed the tools for crafting a better world. Where love, compassion,...

Humans have long since possessed the tools for crafting a better world. Where love, compassion,...

Admit it, we all feel much worse for the homeless guy's dog than we do...

Admit it, we all feel much worse for the homeless guy's dog than we do...

You watched these people go through their lives and just had a feeling that they...

You watched these people go through their lives and just had a feeling that they...