Religion Quotes by Albert Schweitzer

By respect for life we become religious in a way that is elementary, profound and alive.

— Albert Schweitzer

Sincerity is the foundation of the spiritual life.

— Albert Schweitzer

All work that is worth anything is done in faith.

— Albert Schweitzer

Renunciation of thinking is a declaration of spiritual bankruptcy.

— Albert Schweitzer

There is no higher religion than human service.

— Albert Schweitzer

Ethical existence [is] the highest manifestation of spirituality.

— Albert Schweitzer

The spirit of the age is filled with the disdain for thinking.

— Albert Schweitzer

The stronger the reverence for natural life, the stronger grows also that for spiritual life.

— Albert Schweitzer

Because I have confidence in the power of truths and of spirit, I believe in the future of mankind.- The Philosophy of…

— Albert Schweitzer

The highest proof of the spirit is love. Love the eternal thing which can already on earth possess as it really is.

— Albert Schweitzer

By having a reverence for life, we enter into a spiritual relation with the world By practicing reverence for life we become…

— Albert Schweitzer

Day by day we should weigh what we have granted to the spirit of the world against what we have denied to…

— Albert Schweitzer

Not less strong than the will to truth must be the will to sincerity. Only an age, which can show the courage…

— Albert Schweitzer

The Bhagavad-Gita has a profound influence on the spirit of mankind by its devotion to God which is manifested by actions.

— Albert Schweitzer

Because I have confidence in the power of truth, and of the spirit, I have confidence in the future of mankind.

— Albert Schweitzer

The the question whether I am a pessimist or an optimist, I answer that my knowledge is pessimistic, but my willing and…

— Albert Schweitzer

Jesus means something to our world because a mighty spiritual force streams forth from him and flows through our being also. This…

— Albert Schweitzer

Affirmation of life is the spiritual act by which man ceases to live unreflectively and begins to devote himself to his life…

— Albert Schweitzer

“The Jesus of Nazareth who came forward publicly as the Messiah...and died to give his work its final consecration never existed. ["Modern…

— Albert Schweitzer

“ Bauer 's 'Criticism of the Gospel History' is worth a good dozen Lives of Jesus, because his work, as we are…

— Albert Schweitzer

We must fight against the spirit of unconscious cruelty with which we treat the animals. Animals suffer as much as we do.…

— Albert Schweitzer

Because I have confidence in the power of truth and in the spirit, I believe in the future of mankind. Affirmation of…

— Albert Schweitzer

I always think that we live, spiritually, By what others have given us in the significant hours of our life. These significant…

— Albert Schweitzer

Man can no longer live his life for himself alone. We realize that all life is valuable and that we are united…

— Albert Schweitzer

There is nothing more negative than the result of the critical study of the life of Jesus. The Jesus of Nazareth who…

— Albert Schweitzer

By respect for life we become religious in a way that is elementary, profound and alive. Impart as much as you can…

— Albert Schweitzer

Rational thinking which is free from assumptions ends therefore in mysticism. To relate oneself in the spirit of reverence for life to…

— Albert Schweitzer

The study of the Life of Jesus has had a curious history. It set out in quest of the historical Jesus, believing…

— Albert Schweitzer

But the others, those who tried to bring Jesus to life at the call of love, found it a cruel task to…

— Albert Schweitzer

The mistake made by all previous systems of ethics has been the failure to recognize that life as such is the mysterious…

— Albert Schweitzer

Reverence for life brings us into a spiritual relation with the world which is independent of all knowledge of the universe.

— Albert Schweitzer

What has been presented as Christianity during these nineteen centuries is only a beginning, full of mistakes, not full blown Christianity springing…

— Albert Schweitzer

By ethical conduct toward all creatures, we enter into a spiritual relationship with the universe.

— Albert Schweitzer

One truth stands firm. All that happens in world history rests on something spiritual. If the spiritual is strong, it creates world…

— Albert Schweitzer

Impart as much as you can of your spiritual being to those who are on the road with you, and accept as…

— Albert Schweitzer

Any religion or philosophy which is not based on a respect for life is not a true religion or philosophy.

— Albert Schweitzer

Jesus as a concrete historical personality remains a stranger to our time, but His spirit, which lies hidden in His words, is…

— Albert Schweitzer

Renunciation of thinking is a declaration of spiritual bankruptcy. - Out of My Life and Thoughts.

— Albert Schweitzer

This new form of activity medicine I could not represent to myself as talking about the religion of love, but only as…

— Albert Schweitzer

The disastrous feature of our civilization is that it is far more developed materially than spiritually. Its balance is disturbed.

— Albert Schweitzer