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I can do no other than be reverent before everything that is called life. I can do no other than to have compassion for all that is called life. That is the beginning and the foundation of all ethics.
"I can do no other than be reverent before everything that is called life. I can do no other than to have compassion for all that is called life. That is the beginning and the foundation of all ethics."— Albert Schweitzer
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Meaning of this quote
Compassion and reverence toward living beings are presented as the starting point of ethics.
Key takeaway:
Let awareness of another being's vulnerability guide a practical response.
Origin of the quote
Original publication or recording not established.
Who actually said this?
Consistent with a reverence-for-life theme, but thematic similarity does not authenticate this wording.
