All Albert Schweitzer Quotes
- The African is my brother but he is my younger brother by several centuries. African
- A man does not have to be an angel in order to be saint. Angel
- The willow which bends to the tempest, often escapes better than the oak which resists it; and so in great calamities, it sometimes happens that… Adversity
- Truth has no special time of its own. Its hour is now - always. Brainy
- By respect for life we become religious in a way that is elementary, profound and alive. Alive
- Man has lost the capacity to foresee and to forestall. He will end by destroying the earth. Capacity
- Anyone who proposes to do good must not expect people to roll stones out of his way, but must accept his lot calmly, even if… Accept
- Ethics is nothing else than reverence for life. Ethics
- My life is my argument. Argument
- The tragedy of life is what dies inside a man while he lives. Dies
- Day by day we should weigh what we have granted to the spirit of the world against what we have denied to the spirit of… Day
- As soon as man does not take his existence for granted, but beholds it as something unfathomably mysterious, thought begins. Begins
- Man is a clever animal who behaves like an imbecile. Animal
- Humanitarianism consists in never sacrificing a human being to a purpose. Consists
- Serious illness doesn't bother me for long because I am too inhospitable a host. Bother
- Man must cease attributing his problems to his environment, and learn again to exercise his will - his personal responsibility in the realm of faith… Attributing
- Reverence for life is the highest court of appeal. Appeal
- I can do no other than be reverent before everything that is called life. I can do no other than to have compassion for all… All
- Impart as much as you can of your spiritual being to those who are on the road with you, and accept as something precious what… Accept
- Never say there is nothing beautiful in the world anymore. There is always something to make you wonder in the shape of a tree, the… Always Something
- Everything deep is also simple and can be reproduced simply as long as its reference to the whole truth is maintained. But what matters is… Deep
- Seek always to do some good, somewhere. Every man has to seek in his own way to realize his true worth. You must give some… All
- Just as the wave cannot exist for itself, but is ever a part of the heaving surface of the ocean, so must I never live… Beach
- One truth stands firm. All that happens in world history rests on something spiritual. If the spiritual is strong, it creates world history. If it… All
- Whoever is spared personal pain must feel himself called to help in diminishing the pain of others. We must all carry our share of the… All