Albert Schweitzer
Albert Schweitzer
Albert Schweitzer, OMwas a French-German theologian, organist, philosopher, and physician. He was born in the province of Alsace-Lorraine and although that region had been annexed by the German Empire four years earlier, and remained a German possession until 1918, he considered himself French and wrote mostly in French...
NationalityGerman
ProfessionDoctor
Date of Birth14 January 1875
CityKaysersberg, France
CountryGermany
men destiny humans
The destiny of man is to be more and more human.
spiritual thinking soul
I always think that we live, spiritually, By what others have given us in the significant hours of our life. These significant hours do not announce themselves as coming, but arrive unexpected.
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It is only through love that we can attain to communion with God. All living knowledge of God rests upon this foundation: that we experience him in our lives as Will-to-love.
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It's supposed to be a secret, but I'll tell you anyway. We doctors do nothing. We only help. And encourage the doctor within.
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Don't let your hearts grow numb. Stay alert. It is your soul which matters.
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Renunciation of thinking is a declaration of spiritual bankruptcy.
respect real personality
Only those who respect the personality of others can be of real use to them.
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Man can no longer live for himself alone. We must realize that all life is valuable and that we are united to all life. From this knowledge comes our spiritual relationship with the universe.
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To work for the common good is the greatest creed.
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The result of the voyage does not depend on the speed of the ship, but on whether or not it keeps a true course.
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An idea is, in the end, always stronger than circumstances.
happiness gratitude memories
Happiness is nothing more than good health and a bad memory.
evil giving fundamentals
Reverence for Life affords me my fundamental principle of morality, namely, that good consists in maintaining, assisting, and enhancing life and that to destroy, harm, or to hinder life is evil. Affirmation of the world - that is affirmation of the will to live, which appears in phenomenal forms all around me - is only possible for me in that I give myself out for other life.
gratitude believe world
The gratitude that we encounter helps us believe in the goodness of the world, and strengthens us thereby to do what's good.