In the hopes of reaching the moon men fail to see the flowers that blossom at their feet. — Albert Schweitzer Copy Share Image
Very little of the great cruelty shown by men can really be attributed to cruel instinct. Most of it comes from thoughtlessness… — Albert Schweitzer Copy Share Image
The thinking (person) must oppose all cruel customs, no matter how deeply rooted in tradition and surrounded by a halo. When we… — Albert Schweitzer Copy Share Image
Any religion or philosophy which is not based on a respect for life is not a true religion or philosophy. — Albert Schweitzer Copy Share Image
Anyone who has accustomed himself to regard the life of any living creature as worthless is in danger of arriving also at… — Albert Schweitzer Copy Share Image
There slowly grew up in me an unshakable conviction that we have no right to inflict suffering and death on another living… — Albert Schweitzer Copy Share Image
Ethics is the activity of man directed to secure the inner perfection of his own personality. — Albert Schweitzer Copy Share Image
Because I have confidence in the power of truth, and of the spirit, I have confidence in the future of mankind. — Albert Schweitzer Copy Share Image
Man's ethics must not end with man, but should extend to the universe. He must regain the consciousness of the great Chain of Life… — Albert Schweitzer Copy Share Image
I am life that wants to live, in the midst of life that wants to live. — Albert Schweitzer Copy Share Image
“ Bauer 's 'Criticism of the Gospel History' is worth a good dozen Lives of Jesus, because his work, as we are only now… — Albert Schweitzer Copy Share Image
Ethics is in its unqualified form extended responsibility to everything that has life. — Albert Schweitzer Copy Share Image
The only way out of today's misery is for people to become worthy of each other's trust. — Albert Schweitzer Copy Share Image
When we observe contemporary society one thing strikes us. We debate but make no progress. Why? Because as peoples we do not yet trust… — Albert Schweitzer Copy Share Image
For those who sincerely seek the truth should not fear the outcome. — Albert Schweitzer Copy Share Image
The ethic of Reverence for Life is the ethic of Love widened into universality. — Albert Schweitzer Copy Share Image
