Serious illness doesn't bother me for long because I am too inhospitable a host.

Quote by Albert Schweitzer

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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...

The willow which bends to the tempest, often escapes better than the oak which resists...

The willow which bends to the tempest, often escapes better than the oak which resists...

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.

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...

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

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

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...

Do something wonderful, people may imitate it.

Do something wonderful, people may imitate it.

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.

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.

To the question whether I am a pessimist or an optimist, I answer that my...

To the question whether I am a pessimist or an optimist, I answer that my...

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...

Because I have confidence in the power of truths and of spirit, I believe in...

Because I have confidence in the power of truths and of spirit, I believe in...

An optimist is a person who sees a green light everywhere, while a pessimist sees...

An optimist is a person who sees a green light everywhere, while a pessimist sees...

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...

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...

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

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

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.

Humanitarianism consists in never sacrificing a human being to a purpose.

Humanitarianism consists in never sacrificing a human being to a purpose.

Ethics is nothing else than reverence for life.

Ethics is nothing else than reverence for life.

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...