“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
“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.”
GreatAll Quotes by Albert Schweitzer
“Happiness is nothing more than good health and a bad memory.”
Good“One who gains strength by overcoming obstacles possesses the only strength which can overcome adversity.”
Strength“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“The great secret of success is to go through life as a man who never gets used up.”
Great“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“By respect for life we become religious in a way that is elementary, profound and alive.”
Respect“The purpose of human life is to serve, and to show compassion and the will to help others.”
Life“Example is leadership.”
Leadership“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“Life becomes harder for us when we live for others, but it also becomes richer and happier.”
Life“A great secret of success is to go through life as a man who never gets used up.”
Great“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“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“Man has lost the capacity to foresee and to forestall. He will end by destroying the earth.”
Nature“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“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“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“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“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