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

I have always held firmly to the thought that each one of us can do...

I have always held firmly to the thought that each one of us can do...

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...

I can do no other than be reverent before everything that is called life. I...

I can do no other than be reverent before everything that is called life. I...

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...

Example is not the main thing in influencing others, it's the only thing

Example is not the main thing in influencing others, it's the only thing

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.

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...

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.

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...

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...

Through the power which we win over the forces of nature we get also a...

Through the power which we win over the forces of nature we get also a...

Serious illness doesn't bother me for long because I am too inhospitable a host.

Serious illness doesn't bother me for long because I am too inhospitable a host.

Man is a clever animal who behaves like an imbecile.

Man is a clever animal who behaves like an imbecile.

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...

The quiet conscience is an invention of the devil.

The quiet conscience is an invention of the devil.

I can do no other than be reverent before everything that is called life. I...

I can do no other than be reverent before everything that is called life. I...

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

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...

On the whole human beings want to be good, but not too good, and not...

On the whole human beings want to be good, but not too good, and not...

For the mere act of thinking a course expedient, when it is morally wrong, is...

For the mere act of thinking a course expedient, when it is morally wrong, is...