"Ethics, too, are nothing but reverence for life.……" — Albert Schweitzer
"Ethics, too, are nothing but reverence for life. This is what gives me the fundamental principle of morality, namely, that good consists in maintaining, promoting, and enhancing life, and that destroying, injuring, and limiting life are evil."
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Albert Schweitzer
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298 Quotes by Albert Schweitzer
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