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Renunciation of thinking is a declaration of spiritual bankruptcy.

Renunciation of thinking is a declaration of spiritual bankruptcy.

Albert Schweitzer
Spiritual, Thinking, Bankruptcy
Albert Schweitzer (1956). “An anthology”

One person can and does make a difference.

Albert Schweitzer
Hero, Differences, Making A Difference

To educate yourself for the feeling of gratitude means to take nothing for granted, but to always seek out and value the kindness that stands behind the action. Nothing that is done for you is a matter of course. Everything originates in a will for the good, which is directed at you. Train yourself never to put off the word or action for the expression of gratitude.

Albert Schweitzer
Inspirational, Motivational, Gratitude

It seemed incredible to me, that physical courage should be so commonplace and revered, while moral courage . . . is so rare and despised.

Albert Schweitzer
Moral, Incredibles, Should

Thinking about death... produces love for life. When we are familiar with death, we accept each week, each day, as a gift. Only if we are able thus to accept life bit by bit does it become precious.

Albert Schweitzer
Love Life, Thinking, Doe
Albert Schweitzer (1979). “Reverence for Life”, p.73, Ardent Media

An idea is, in the end, always stronger than circumstances.

Albert Schweitzer
Ideas, Stronger, Ends
Albert Schweitzer, Ernest Newman (1911). “J. S. Bach”, p.36, Courier Corporation

Good is that which promotes life, evil is that which destroys life

Albert Schweitzer
Evil
Source: acedmagazine.com

Thought is the strongest thing we have. Work done by true and profound thought - that is a real force.

Albert Schweitzer
Real, Profound, Mind

Do something for somebody everyday for which you do not get paid.

Albert Schweitzer
Motivational, Happiness, Helping Others

It is not enough merely to exist. It's not enough to say, "I'm earning enough to support my family. I do my work well. I'm a good father, husband, churchgoer." That's all very well. But you must do something more. 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. Even if it's a little thing, do something for those who need help, something for which you get no pay but the privilege of doing it. For remember, you don't live in a world all your own. Your brothers are here too.

Albert Schweitzer
Brother, Husband, Father

The the question whether I am a pessimist or an optimist, I answer that my knowledge is pessimistic, but my willing and hope are optimistic.

Albert Schweitzer
God, Faith, Hope
Albert Schweitzer (1953). “Out of My Life and Thought: An Autobiography: Postscript 1932-1949 by Everett Skillings”

Do something wonderful, people may imitate it.

Albert Schweitzer
Inspirational, Fun, Kindness

It is the fate of every truth to be an object of ridicule when it is first acclaimed.

Albert Schweitzer
Fate, Animal, Vegetarianism
Albert Schweitzer (1956). “An anthology”

We should all be thankful for those people who rekindle the inner spirit.

Albert Schweitzer
Friendship, Thanksgiving, Thank You

Love is the only thing that increases twofold every time it is shared.

Albert Schweitzer
Love, Love Is, Increase

Man has lost the capacity to foresee and to forestall. He will end by destroying the earth.

Albert Schweitzer
Nature, Men, Society
Albert Schweitzer (1984). “The Words of Albert Schweitzer”

I do not know what your destiny may be, but I do know this, that not one of you will find the happiness that each of you is seeking until you have first sought and found a way in which to unselfishly serve others.

Albert Schweitzer
Destiny, May, Way

Not one of us knows what effect his life produces, and what he gives to others; that is hidden from us and must remain so, though we are often allowed to see some little fraction of it, so that we may not lose courage.

Albert Schweitzer
Giving, May, Littles
Albert Schweitzer (2015). “The Light Within Us”, p.13, Open Road Media

Train yourself never to put off the word or action for the expression of gratitude.

Albert Schweitzer
Thankful, Gratitude, Expression

Just as white light consists of colored rays, so reverence for life contains all the components of ethics: love, kindliness, sympathy, empathy, peacefulness and power to forgive.

Albert Schweitzer
Light, White, Empathy
Albert Schweitzer (1965). “The Teaching of Reverence for Life”, New York : Holt, Rinehart and Winston

Don't let your hearts grow numb. Stay alert. It is your soul which matters.

Albert Schweitzer
Heart, Soul, Matter
Albert Schweitzer (1979). “Reverence for Life”, p.125, Ardent Media

Be faithful to your love and you mill be recompensed beyond measure.

Albert Schweitzer
Love, Faithful, Being Faithful

Do not let Sunday be taken from you. If your soul has no Sunday, it becomes an orphan.

Albert Schweitzer
Cheating, Taken, Sunday

The deeper we look into nature, the more we recognize that it is full of life, and the more profoundly we know that all life is a secret and that we are united with all life that is in nature.

Albert Schweitzer
Inspirational, Spiritual, Nature
Albert Schweitzer (2014). “Reverence for Life: The Ethics of Albert Schweitzer for the Twenty-First Century”, p.25, Open Road Media

It doesn't matter if an animal can reason. It matters only that it is capable of suffering and that is why I consider it my neighbor.

Albert Schweitzer
Animal, Pet, Suffering

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