“Sometimes our light goes out but is blown into flame by another human being. Each of us owes deepest thanks to those who have rekindled this light.”
Thankful
“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.”
WorkAll Quotes by Albert Schweitzer
“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“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“By respect for life we become religious in a way that is elementary, profound and alive.”
Respect“Just as the wave cannot exist for itself, but is ever a part of the heaving surface of the ocean, so must I never live my life for itself, but always in the experience which is going on around me.”
Experience“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“The great secret of success is to go through life as a man who never gets used up.”
Great“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“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“Until he extends his circle of compassion to include all living things, man will not himself find peace.”
Peace“Truth has no special time of its own. Its hour is now - always.”
Time“Anyone who proposes to do good must not expect people to roll stones out of his way, but must accept his lot calmly, even if they roll a few stones upon it.”
Good“Happiness is nothing more than good health and a bad memory.”
Good“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“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“Example is leadership.”
Leadership“One who gains strength by overcoming obstacles possesses the only strength which can overcome adversity.”
Strength“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“A great secret of success is to go through life as a man who never gets used up.”
Great“Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful.”
Happiness