For us the great men are not those who solved the problems, but those whodiscovered them. Albert Schweitzer More Quotes by Albert Schweitzer More Quotes From Albert Schweitzer There is much coldness among men because we do not dare to be as cordial as we really are. Albert Schweitzer carpe carpe-diem dare Only through love can we obtain communion with God. Albert Schweitzer communion-with-god communion spirituality Late on the third day, at the very moment when, at sunset, ..., there flashed upon my mind, unforeseen and unsought, the phrase “Ehrfurcht vor dem Leben” (“reverence for life”). Albert Schweitzer sunset life death I see in him (Dr. Max Gerson) one of the most eminent medical geniuses in the history of medicine...he was greatly impeded by adverse political conditions. Albert Schweitzer medicine political dark Faith which refuses to face indisputable facts is but little faith. Truth is always gain, however hard it is to accommodate ourselves to it. To linger in any kind of untruth proves to be a departure from the straight way of faith. Albert Schweitzer departure littles way Soldiers' graves are the greatest preachers of peace. Albert Schweitzer graves preacher soldier We cannot abdicate our conscience to an organization, nor to a government. 'Am I my brother's keeper?' Most certainly I am! I cannot escape my responsibility by saying the State will do all that is necessary. It is a tragedy that nowadays so many think and feel otherwise. Albert Schweitzer brother responsibility thinking 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 true-friend brother men We ought all to make an effort to act on our first thoughts and let our unspoken gratitude find expression. Then there will be more sunshine in the world, and more power to work for what is good. Albert Schweitzer sunshine gratitude expression Not only is example the best way to teach, it is the only way. Albert Schweitzer earning-it example way In the past we have tried to make a distinction between animals which we acknowledge have some value and other which, having none, can be liquidated when we wish. This standard must be abandoned. Everything that lives has value simply as a living thing, as one of the manifestations of the mystery that is life. Albert Schweitzer wish animal past 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 long-distance-relationship family witty What does Reverence for Life say abut the relations between [humanity] and the animal world? Whenever I injury any kind of life I must be quite certain that it is necessary. I must never go beyond the unavoidable, not even in apparently insignificant things. The farmer who has mowed down a thousand flowers in his meadow in order to feed his cows must be careful on his way home not to strike the head off a single flower by the side of the road in idle amusement, for he thereby infringes on the law of life without being under the pressure of necessity. Albert Schweitzer flower home animal You must learn to understand the secret of gratitude. It is more than just so-called virtue. It is revealed to you as a mysterious law of existence. In obedience to it we have to fulfill our destiny. Albert Schweitzer gratitude destiny law Every start on an untrodden path is a venture which only in unusual circumstances looks sensible and likely to succeed. Albert Schweitzer coaching motivational looks I do not want to frighten you by telling you about the temptations life will bring. Anyone who is healthy in spirit will overcome them. But there is something I want you to realize. It does not matter so much what you do. What matters is whether your soul is harmed by what you do. If your soul is harmed, something irreparable happens, the extent of which you won't realize until it will be too late. Albert Schweitzer what-matters healthy temptation Love ... is a living reality. Albert Schweitzer love-is life reality We cannot understand what happens in the universe. What is glorious in it is united with what is full of horror. What is full of meaning is united to what is senseless. The spirit of the universe is at once creative and destructive — it creates while it destroys and destroys while it creates, and therefore it remains to us a riddle. And we must inevitably resign ourselves to this. Albert Schweitzer horror creative spirit The ethic of Reverence for Life is the ethic of Love widened into universality. Albert Schweitzer reverence ethics life When we observe contemporary society one thing strikes us. We debate but make no progress. Why? Because as peoples we do not yet trust each other. Albert Schweitzer debate progress strikes
