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

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...

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...

Do something wonderful, people may imitate it.

Do something wonderful, people may imitate it.

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...

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.

In modern European thought a tragedy is occurring in that the original bonds uniting the...

In modern European thought a tragedy is occurring in that the original bonds uniting the...

Reverence for life is the highest court of appeal.

Reverence for life is the highest court of appeal.

You must not expect anything from others. It's you, of yourself, of whom you must...

You must not expect anything from others. It's you, of yourself, of whom you must...

As soon as man does not take his existence for granted, but beholds it as...

As soon as man does not take his existence for granted, but beholds it as...

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...

By having a reverence for life, we enter into a spiritual relation with the world...

By having a reverence for life, we enter into a spiritual relation with the world...

Reverence for life affords me my fundamental principle of morality.

Reverence for life affords me my fundamental principle of morality.

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.

Do something wonderful, people may imitate it.

Do something wonderful, people may imitate it.

The highest knowledge is to know that we are surrounded by mystery. Neither knowledge nor...

The highest knowledge is to know that we are surrounded by mystery. Neither knowledge nor...

The quiet conscience is an invention of the devil.

The quiet conscience is an invention of the devil.

Think occasionally of the suffering of which you spare yourself the sight.

Think occasionally of the suffering of which you spare yourself the sight.

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

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

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...

Wherever a man turns he can find someone who needs him.

Wherever a man turns he can find someone who needs him.