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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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

Reverence for life affords me my fundamental principle of morality.

Reverence for life affords me my fundamental principle of morality.

It is a man's sympathy with all creatures that first makes him truly a man.

It is a man's sympathy with all creatures that first makes him truly a man.

Today we know that all living beings who strive to maintain life and who long...

Today we know that all living beings who strive to maintain life and who long...

Man can hardly even recognize the devils of his own creation.

Man can hardly even recognize the devils of his own creation.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

By respect for life we become religious in a way that is elementary, profound and...

By respect for life we become religious in a way that is elementary, profound and...

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...

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.

Anyone who proposes to do good must not expect people to roll stones out of...

Anyone who proposes to do good must not expect people to roll stones out of...