Very little of the great cruelty shown by men can really be attributed to cruel instinct. Most of it comes from thoughtlessness or inherited habit. Extract from 'Memories of childhood and youth.'

Quote by Albert Schweitzer

Topics: Cruelty Quotes, Habit Quotes, Instinct Quotes, Memory Quotes, Men Quotes

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.

Revenge... is like a rolling stone, which, when a man hath forced up a hill,...

Revenge... is like a rolling stone, which, when a man hath forced up a hill,...

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.

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...

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...

Man is a clever animal who behaves like an imbecile.

Man is a clever animal who behaves like an imbecile.

We are all so much together, but we are all dying of loneliness.

We are all so much together, but we are all dying of loneliness.

Ethics is nothing else than reverence for life.

Ethics is nothing else than reverence for life.

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...

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...

Ethics is the activity of man directed to secure the inner perfection of his own...

Ethics is the activity of man directed to secure the inner perfection of his own...

Do something wonderful, people may imitate it.

Do something wonderful, people may imitate it.

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.

If a man loses his reverence for any part of life, he will lose his...

If a man loses his reverence for any part of life, he will lose his...

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.

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 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...

We cannot possibly let ourselves get frozen into regarding everyone we do not know as...

We cannot possibly let ourselves get frozen into regarding everyone we do not know as...

Reverence for life is the highest court of appeal.

Reverence for life is the highest court of appeal.