We cannot possibly let ourselves get frozen into regarding everyone we do not know as an absolute stranger.

Quote by Albert Schweitzer

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Let me give you a definition of ethics: It is good to maintain and further...

Let me give you a definition of ethics: It is good to maintain and further...

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.

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...

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...

Ethics is nothing else than reverence for life.

Ethics is nothing else than reverence for life.

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,...

Do something wonderful, people may imitate it.

Do something wonderful, people may imitate it.

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...

Our civilization lacks humane feeling. We are humans who are insufficiently humane! We must realize...

Our civilization lacks humane feeling. We are humans who are insufficiently humane! We must realize...

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.

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.

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...

The African is my brother but he is my younger brother by several centuries.

The African is my brother but he is my younger brother by several centuries.

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

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

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.

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...

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.

One thing I know: the only ones among you who will be really happy are...

One thing I know: the only ones among you who will be really happy are...

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,...

Man is a clever animal who behaves like an imbecile.

Man is a clever animal who behaves like an imbecile.