"True philosophy must start from the most immediate……" — Albert Schweitzer
"True philosophy must start from the most immediate and comprehensive fact of consciousness: 'I am life that wants to live, in the midst of life that wants to live"
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298 Quotes by Albert Schweitzer
Albert Schweitzer has 298 quotes on this site.
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Wherever you turn, you can find someone who needs you. Even if it is a little thing, do something for…
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The great fault of all ethics hitherto has been that they believed themselves to have to deal only with the…
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I am certain and have always stressed that the destination of mankind is to become more and more humane. The…
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The man who has become a thinking being feels a compulsion to give every will-to-live the same reverence for life…
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Jesus means something to our world because a mighty spiritual force streams forth from him and flows through our being…
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Pain is a more terrible lord of mankind than even death itself.
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Every kind of service necessary to the public good becomes honorable by being necessary.
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Man has become a superman ... because he not only disposes oinnate, physical forces, but because he is in command…
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Whatever you have received more than others-in health, in talents, in ability, in success, in a pleasant childhood, in harmonious…
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Reverence for Life affords me my fundamental principle of morality, namely, that good consists in maintaining, assisting, and enhancing life…
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One person can and does make a difference.
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Animal protection is education to the humanity.
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The last months, weeks and days have seen accelerating discussions, involving the DUP for the first time, about a comprehensive…
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Fundamentally, legislation that is historic, that is comprehensive, that has a large number of senators supporting it is more durable.
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I am a beneficiary of the American people's generosity, and I hope we can have comprehensive immigration legislation that allows…
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Evolution... is the most powerful and the most comprehensive idea that has ever arisen on Earth.
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