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Albert Schweitzer Quotes
«By having a reverence for life, we enter into a spiritual relation with the world By practicing reverence for life we become good, deep, and alive.»
Author: Albert Schweitzer
(Missionary, Musician, Philosopher, Theologian)
| About:
Relationships,
Spirit
| Keywords:
practicing, relation, reverence, spiritual world
«The first step in the evolution of ethics is a sense of solidarity with other human beings.»
Author: Albert Schweitzer
(Missionary, Musician, Philosopher, Theologian)
| About:
Ethics
| Keywords:
ethics, evolution, first step, solidarity, step in
«Ethics is the activity of man directed to secure the inner perfection of his own personality.»
Author: Albert Schweitzer
(Missionary, Musician, Philosopher, Theologian)
| About:
Ethics
| Keywords:
activity, directed, ethics, of his own, personality, secure
«By respect for life we become religious in a way that is elementary, profound and alive.»
Author: Albert Schweitzer
(Missionary, Musician, Philosopher, Theologian)
| About:
Life
| Keywords:
elementary, in a way, profound
«It is not enough merely to exist. It's not enough to say, 'I'm earning enough to support my family. I do my work well. I'm a good father, husband, churchgoer.' That's all very well. But you must do something more. Seek always to do some good, somewhe»
Author: Albert Schweitzer
(Missionary, Musician, Philosopher, Theologian)
| About:
Doing Your Best
| Keywords:
churchgoer, Churchgoers, earning, husband, My Family, support, very well
«Seek always to do some good, somewhere. Every man has to seek in his own way to realize his true worth. You must give some time to your fellow man. For remember, you don't live in a world all your own. Your brothers are here too.»
«Only those who respect the personality of others can be of real use to them»
Author: Albert Schweitzer
(Missionary, Musician, Philosopher, Theologian)
| About:
Respect
| Keywords:
personality
«To educate yourself for the feeling of gratitude means to take nothing for granted, but to always seek out and value the kindness that stands behind the action. Nothing that is done for you is a matter of course. Everything originates in a will for t»
Author: Albert Schweitzer
(Missionary, Musician, Philosopher, Theologian)
| Keywords:
done for, educate, granted, gratitude, originates, originate in, originating, seek out, T, the Action
«Until he extends the circle of his compassion to all living things, man will not himself find peace. - The Philosophy of Civilization.»
Author: Albert Schweitzer
(Missionary, Musician, Philosopher, Theologian)
| About:
Civilization
| Keywords:
circle, extends, extend to, Philosophy of, The Circle
«Let me give you a definition of ethics: It is good to maintain and further life it is bad to damage and destroy life.»
Author: Albert Schweitzer
(Missionary, Musician, Philosopher, Theologian)
| About:
Ethics
| Keywords:
damage, definition, ethics, further, maintain