“The purpose of human life is to serve, and to show compassion and the will to help others.”– Albert Schweitzer Related Quotes “Good friends, good books and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life.”– Mark Twain “Life in abundance comes only through great love.”– Elbert Hubbard “In our daily life, we encounter people who are angry, deceitful, intent only on satisfying their own needs. There is so much anger, distrust, greed, and pettiness that we are losing our capacity to work well together.”– Margaret J. Wheatley