Albert Schweitzer Top 10 Quotes
10 | It is the fate of every truth to be an object of ridicule when it is first acclaimed. |
9 | Constant kindness can accomplish much. As the sun makes ice melt, kindness causes misunderstanding, mistrust, and hostility to evaporate. |
8 | As soon as man does not take his existence for granted, but beholds it as something unfathomably mysterious, thought begins. |
7 | The tragedy of life is what dies inside a man while he lives. |
6 | Any religion or philosophy which is not based on a respect for life is not a true religion or philosophy. |
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Man can no longer live for himself alone. We must realize that all life is valuable and that we are united to all life. From this knowledge comes our spiritual relationship with the universe. |
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Until he extends the circle of his compassion to all living things, man will not himself find peace. |
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The only thing of importance, when we depart, will be the traces of love we have left behind. |
2 | In the hopes of reaching the moon men fail to see the flowers that blossom at their feet. |
1 | Never say there is nothing beautiful in the world anymore. There is always something to make you wonder in the shape of a tree, the trembling of a leaf. |