“Man has lost the capacity to foresee and to forestall. He will end by destroying the earth.”
Nature
“Happiness is nothing more than good health and a bad memory.”
GoodAll Quotes by Albert Schweitzer
“By respect for life we become religious in a way that is elementary, profound and alive.”
Respect“In everyone's life, at some time, our inner fire goes out. It is then burst into flame by an encounter with another human being. We should all be thankful for those people who rekindle the inner spirit.”
Friendship“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.”
Good“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.”
Time“A man is ethical only when life, as such, is sacred to him, that of plants and animals as that of his fellow men, and when he devotes himself helpfully to all life that is in need of help.”
Men“Everything deep is also simple and can be reproduced simply as long as its reference to the whole truth is maintained. But what matters is not what is witty but what is true.”
Truth“Example is leadership.”
Leadership“Man must cease attributing his problems to his environment, and learn again to exercise his will - his personal responsibility in the realm of faith and morals.”
Faith“Let me give you a definition of ethics: It is good to maintain and further life it is bad to damage and destroy life.”
Good“The purpose of human life is to serve, and to show compassion and the will to help others.”
Life“Truth has no special time of its own. Its hour is now - always.”
Time“I wanted to be a doctor that I might be able to work without having to talk because for years I had been giving myself out in words.”
Work“There are two means of refuge from the miseries of life: music and cats.”
Life“The willow which bends to the tempest, often escapes better than the oak which resists it and so in great calamities, it sometimes happens that light and frivolous spirits recover their elasticity and presence of mind sooner than those of a loftier character.”
Great“A great secret of success is to go through life as a man who never gets used up.”
Great“Until he extends his circle of compassion to include all living things, man will not himself find peace.”
Peace“The great secret of success is to go through life as a man who never gets used up.”
Great“One who gains strength by overcoming obstacles possesses the only strength which can overcome adversity.”
Strength“One truth stands firm. All that happens in world history rests on something spiritual. If the spiritual is strong, it creates world history. If it is weak, it suffers world history.”
History