“Example is not the main thing in influencing others. It is the only thing.”
— Albert Schweitzer
“Happiness is nothing more than good health and a bad memory.”
— Albert Schweitzer
“O heavenly Father,protect and bless all thingsthat have breath: guard themfrom all evil and let them sleep in peace.”
— Albert Schweitzer
“There are only three ways to teach a child. The first is by example, the second is by example, the third is by example.”
— Albert Schweitzer
“He who does not reflect his life back to God in gratitude does not know himself.”
— Albert Schweitzer
“Das Glück ist das einzige, das sich verdoppelt, wenn man es teilt.”
— Albert Schweitzer
“I don’t know what your destiny will be, but one thing I know: the only ones among you who will be really happy are those who have sought and found how to serve.”
— Albert Schweitzer
“Man must cease attributing his problems to his environment, and learn again to exercise his will – his personal responsibility in the realm of faith and morals.”
— Albert Schweitzer
“Man is a clever animal who behaves like an imbecile.”
— Albert Schweitzer
“It’s not enough merely to exist. Every man has to seek in his own way to make his own self more noble and to relize his own true worth.”
— 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”
— Albert Schweitzer
“At times our own light goes out and is rekindled by a spark from another person. Each of us has cause to think with deep gratitude of those who have lighted the flame within us.”
— Albert Schweitzer
“Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful.”
— Albert Schweitzer
“There are two means of refuge from the misery of life — music and cats.”
— Albert Schweitzer
“Sometimes our light goes out, but is blown again into instant flame by an encounter with another human being.”
— Albert Schweitzer
“I wanted to be a doctor that I might be able to work without having to talk because for years I had been giving myself out in words.”
– Albert Schweitzer
“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 is weak, it suffers world history.”
– Albert Schweitzer
“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 not what is witty but what is true.”
– Albert Schweitzer
“Truth has no special time of its own. Its hour is now – always.”
– Albert Schweitzer
“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 time to your fellow man. For remember, you don’t live in a world all your own. Your brothers are here too.”
– Albert Schweitzer
“Truth has no special time of its own. Its hour is now – always.”
– Albert Schweitzer
“In everyone’s life, at some time, our inner fire goes out. It is then burst into flame by an encounter with another human being. We should all be thankful for those people who rekindle the inner spirit.”
– Albert Schweitzer
“In everyone’s life, at some time, our inner fire goes out. It is then burst into flame by an encounter with another human being. We should all be thankful for those people who rekindle the inner spirit.”
– Albert Schweitzer
“Sometimes our light goes out but is blown into flame by another human being. Each of us owes deepest thanks to those who have rekindled this light.”
– Albert Schweitzer
“The great secret of success is to go through life as a man who never gets used up.”
– Albert Schweitzer
“A great secret of success is to go through life as a man who never gets used up.”
– Albert Schweitzer
“Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful.”
– Albert Schweitzer
“One who gains strength by overcoming obstacles possesses the only strength which can overcome adversity.”
– Albert Schweitzer
“By respect for life we become religious in a way that is elementary, profound and alive.”
– Albert Schweitzer
“Until he extends his circle of compassion to include all living things, man will not himself find peace.”
– Albert Schweitzer