Age Quote by Albert Schweitzer

“Our age is bent on trying to make the barren tree of skepticism fruitful by tying the fruits of truth on its branches.”

Albert Schweitzer

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Every patient carries her or his own doctor inside.

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Ethics is the activity of man directed to secure the inner perfection of his own personality.

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

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Sincerity is the foundation of the spiritual life.

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I am life that wants to live, in the midst of life that wants to live.

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Ethics is in its unqualified form extended responsibility to everything that has life.

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The only way out of today's misery is for people to become worthy of each other's trust.

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When we observe contemporary society one thing strikes us. We debate but make no progress. Why? Because as peoples we do not yet trust…

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For those who sincerely seek the truth should not fear the outcome.

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The ethic of Reverence for Life is the ethic of Love widened into universality.

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I am just enjoying the dream of being Milan coach at the age of 40.

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Age is an accumulation of life and loss. Adulthood is a series of lines crossed.

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