To educate yourself for the feeling of gratitude means to take nothing for granted, but to always seek out and value the kindness that stands behind the action. Nothing that is done for you is a matter of course. Everything…

Quote by Albert Schweitzer

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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...

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...

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...

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...

From native simplicity we arrive at more profound simplicity.

From native simplicity we arrive at more profound simplicity.

Man must cease attributing his problems to his environment, and learn again to exercise his...

Man must cease attributing his problems to his environment, and learn again to exercise his...

Truth has no special time of its own. Its hour is now - always.

Truth has no special time of its own. Its hour is now - always.

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.

A man is truly ethical only when he obeys the compulsion to help all life...

A man is truly ethical only when he obeys the compulsion to help all life...

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

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

Ethics is nothing else than reverence for life.

Ethics is nothing else than reverence for life.

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...

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...

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.

It is good to maintain and cherish life; it is evil to destroy and to...

It is good to maintain and cherish life; it is evil to destroy and to...

Only those who respect the personality of others can be of real use to them

Only those who respect the personality of others can be of real use to them

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...

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.

A winner never stops trying.

A winner never stops trying.

You can't always get what you want, but if you try sometimes, you might find,...

You can't always get what you want, but if you try sometimes, you might find,...

Never give up on anybody.

Never give up on anybody.