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: Childhood Quotes, Cruelty Quotes, Habit Quotes, Instinct Quotes, Memory Quotes, Men Quotes, Youth Quotes

From native simplicity we arrive at more profound simplicity.

From native simplicity we arrive at more profound simplicity.

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.

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

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

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...

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

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

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...

I wanted to be a doctor that I might be able to work without having...

I wanted to be a doctor that I might be able to work without having...

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...

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...

Happiness is nothing more than good health and a bad memory.

Happiness is nothing more than good health and a bad memory.

Reverence for life is the highest court of appeal.

Reverence for life is the highest court of appeal.

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.

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...

It is not enough merely to exist. It's not enough to say, 'I'm earning enough...

It is not enough merely to exist. It's not enough to say, 'I'm earning enough...

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.

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...

Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans

Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans

The marvel of the Bhagavad-Gita is its truly beautiful revelation of life's wisdom which enables...

The marvel of the Bhagavad-Gita is its truly beautiful revelation of life's wisdom which enables...

All of the animals except for man know that the principle business of life is...

All of the animals except for man know that the principle business of life is...

A week is a long time in politics.

A week is a long time in politics.