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 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...

The human spirit is not dead. It lives on in secret... It has come to...

The human spirit is not dead. It lives on in secret... It has come to...

Impart as much as you can of your spiritual being to those who are on...

Impart as much as you can of your spiritual being to those who are on...

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...

A man is ethical only when life, as such, is sacred to him, that of...

A man is ethical only when life, as such, is sacred to him, that of...

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...

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...

Reverence for life affords me my fundamental principle of morality, namely that good consists in...

Reverence for life affords me my fundamental principle of morality, namely that good consists in...

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...

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...

Day by day we should weigh what we have granted to the spirit of the...

Day by day we should weigh what we have granted to the spirit of the...

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...

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...

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.

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.

Reverence for life affords me my fundamental principle of morality.

Reverence for life affords me my fundamental principle of morality.

Ethics is nothing else than reverence for life.

Ethics is nothing else than reverence for life.

If people are good only because they fear punishment, and hope for reward, then we...

If people are good only because they fear punishment, and hope for reward, then we...

Only where we ourselves are responsible for our own interests and are free to sacrifice...

Only where we ourselves are responsible for our own interests and are free to sacrifice...