Albert Schweitzer

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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.

Generosity Growth spirituality

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Impart as much as you can of your spiritual being to those who are on the road with you, and accept as something precious what comes back to you from them.

Compassion Generosity Humanity

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

ethics Faith Morality

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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.

Compassion ethics Morality

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Reverence for life affords me my fundamental principle of morality.

Compassion Humanity Purpose

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Reverence for life is the highest court of appeal.

ethics Humanity Morality

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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.

Community Compassion Positive

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I have always held firmly to the thought that each one of us can do a little to bring some portion of misery to an end.

Compassion Humanity Kindness

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Wherever a man turns he can find someone who needs him.

Faith History Humanity

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An optimist is a person who sees a green light everywhere, while a pessimist sees only the red stoplight… the truly wise person is colorblind.

Optimism Perception Perspective

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The true worth of a man is not to be found in man himself, but in the colours and textures that come alive in others.

Character Humanity individuality

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My life is my argument.

authenticity conviction Life

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Truth has no special time of its own. Its hour is now – always.

authenticity Philosophy Time

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Do something wonderful, people may imitate it.

Action Influence inspiration

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One who gains strength by overcoming obstacles possesses the only strength which can overcome adversity.

Adversity Courage obstacles

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Example is not the main thing in influencing others. It is the only thing.

Action Character Influence

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A man can do only what he can do. But if he does that each day he can sleep at night and do it again the next day.

Consistency Discipline Perseverance

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The only ones among you who will be really happy are those who will have sought and found how to serve.

Compassion fulfillment Happiness

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One thing I know: the only ones among you who will be really happy are those who will have sought and found how to serve.

Compassion fulfillment Happiness

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Humanitarianism consists in never sacrificing a human being to a purpose.

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