Through the power which we win over the forces of nature we get also a gruesome kind of power over our fellow human beings. - Out of My Life and Thoughts.

Quote by Albert Schweitzer

Topics: Power Quotes

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.

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.

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...

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.

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 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...

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 true worth of a man is not to be found in man himself, but...

The true worth of a man is not to be found in man himself, but...

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...

Compassion, in which all ethics must take root, can only attain its full breadth and...

Compassion, in which all ethics must take root, can only attain its full breadth and...

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...

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 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...

Opinions are like assholes, everybody's got one!

Opinions are like assholes, everybody's got one!

The only progress that knowledge allows is in enabling us to describe more and more...

The only progress that knowledge allows is in enabling us to describe more and more...

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...

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...

Everything deep is also simple and can be reproduced simply as long as its reference...

Everything deep is also simple and can be reproduced simply as long as its reference...

The heart has its reasons which reason knows not of.

The heart has its reasons which reason knows not of.

Of course, it's very easy to be witty tomorrow, after you get a chance to...

Of course, it's very easy to be witty tomorrow, after you get a chance to...