The true worth of a man is not to be found in man himself, but in the colours and textures that come alive in others.

Quote by Albert Schweitzer

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Sometimes our light goes out but is blown into flame by another human being. Each...

Sometimes our light goes out but is blown into flame by another human being. Each...

The time will come when public opinion will no longer tolerate amusements based on the...

The time will come when public opinion will no longer tolerate amusements based on the...

Our degeneration, when it is traced back to its origin in our view of the...

Our degeneration, when it is traced back to its origin in our view of the...

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.

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...

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...

Reverence for life affords me my fundamental principle of morality.

Reverence for life affords me my fundamental principle of morality.

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...

No one has ever come back from the other world. I can't console you, but...

No one has ever come back from the other world. I can't console you, but...

A man can only do what he can do. But if he does that each...

A man can only do what he can do. But if he does that each...

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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 quiet conscience is an invention of the devil.

The quiet conscience is an invention of the devil.

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...

I die a little inside every time I see an old person alone at a...

I die a little inside every time I see an old person alone at a...

Don't base a relationship on sex. You need love, compassion and caring. Then sex can...

Don't base a relationship on sex. You need love, compassion and caring. Then sex can...

Compassion is more important than intellect in calling forth the love that the work of...

Compassion is more important than intellect in calling forth the love that the work of...

If you don't design your own life plan, chances are you'll fall into someone else's...

If you don't design your own life plan, chances are you'll fall into someone else's...