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In the hopes of reaching the moon men fail to see the flowers that blossom at their feet.

In the hopes of reaching the moon men fail to see the flowers that blossom at their feet.

Albert Schweitzer
Inspirational, Success, Appreciation
Albert Schweitzer (1984). “The Words of Albert Schweitzer”

You must not expect anything from others. It's you, of yourself, of whom you must ask a lot. Only from oneself has one the right to ask everything and anything. This way it's up to you - your own choices - what you get from others remains a present, a gift.

Albert Schweitzer
Choices, Up To You, Way

The greatest thing is to give thanks for everything. He who has learned this knows what it means to live. He has penetrated the whole mystery of life: giving thanks for everything.

Albert Schweitzer
Gratitude, Mean, Giving
Albert Schweitzer (1979). “Reverence for Life”, p.41, Ardent Media

There is no higher religion than human service.

Albert Schweitzer
Community Service, Helping, Public Service

We are all so much together, but we are all dying of loneliness.

Albert Schweitzer
Sad, Lonely, Loneliness

Life becomes harder for us when we live for others, but it also becomes richer and happier.

Albert Schweitzer
Life, Grief, Bad Ass

We cannot abdicate our conscience to an organization, nor to a government.

Albert Schweitzer
Government, Organization, Conscience
Albert Schweitzer (1956). “An anthology”

If you love what you are doing, you will be successful.

Albert Schweitzer
Happiness, Success, Happy

Seek always to do some good, somewhere... Even if it's a little thing, so something for those that need help, something for which you get no pay but the privilege of doing it.

Albert Schweitzer
Needs, Littles, Pay

Do not lose heart, even if you must wait a bit before finding the right thing. Be prepared for disappointment also, but do not abandon the quest.

Albert Schweitzer
Disappointment, Heart, Waiting

Happiness is nothing more than good health and a bad memory.

Albert Schweitzer
Happiness, Happy, Gratitude
Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

As we acquire knowledge, things do not become more comprehensible, but more mysterious.

Albert Schweitzer
Learning, Knowledge, Intelligence
Albert Schweitzer (1984). “The Words of Albert Schweitzer”

The only ones who will find real happiness are those who find a way to serve

Albert Schweitzer
Happiness, Real, Way

No one can give a definition of the soul. But we know what it feels like. The soul is the sense of something higher than ourselves, something that stirs in us thoughts, hopes, and aspirations which go out to the world of goodness, truth and beauty. The soul is a burning desire to breathe in this world of light and never to lose it--to remain children of light.

Albert Schweitzer
Children, Light, Giving
Albert Schweitzer (1979). “Reverence for Life”, p.78, Ardent Media

The great secret of success is to go through life as a man who never gets used to failing.

Albert Schweitzer
Success, Failure, Men

To me, good health is more than just exercise and diet. Its really a point of view and a mental attitude you have about yourself.

Albert Schweitzer
Attitude, Exercise, Views

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
Friendship, Basketball, Thank You

The result of the voyage does not depend on the speed of the ship, but on whether or not it keeps a true course.

Albert Schweitzer
Doe, Voyages, Ships
Albert Schweitzer (1956). “An anthology”

The disastrous feature of our civilization is that it is far more developed materially than spiritually. Its balance is disturbed.

Albert Schweitzer
Civilization, Balance, Disturbed
Albert Schweitzer (1929). “Civilization and Ethics”

The great enemy of morality is indifference.

Albert Schweitzer
Enemy, Morality, Indifference

Man can no longer live his life for himself alone. We realize that all life is valuable and that we are united to all this life. From this knowledge comes our spiritual relationship to the universe.

Albert Schweitzer
Inspirational, Spiritual, Men
"Reverence for Life: The Ethics of Albert Schweitzer for the Twenty-First Century".

Think occasionally of the suffering of which you spare yourself the sight.

Albert Schweitzer
Philosophical, Animal, Thinking

It is not always granted to the sower to see the harvest.

Albert Schweitzer
Granted, Harvest
Albert Schweitzer, Kurt Bergel, Alice R. Bergel (1997). “Memoirs of Childhood and Youth”, p.94, Syracuse University Press

Sincerity is the foundation of the spiritual life.

Albert Schweitzer
Spiritual, Foundation, Sincerity
Albert Schweitzer (2015). “The Light Within Us”, p.33, Open Road Media

Any religion or philosophy which is not based on a respect for life is not a true religion or philosophy.

Albert Schweitzer
Life, Death, Respect
Albert Schweitzer (1984). “The Words of Albert Schweitzer”

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