Albert Schweitzer ( 8 of 58 )
There are two means of refuge from the miseries of life: music and cats.
There are two means of refuge from the miseries of life: music and cats.
Ethics, too, are nothing but reverence for life. That is what gives me the fundamental principle of morality, namely, that read more
Ethics, too, are nothing but reverence for life. That is what gives me the fundamental principle of morality, namely, that good ;consists in maintaining, promoting, and enhancing life, and that destroying, injuring, and limiting life are evil.
Serious illness doesn't bother me for long because I am too inhospitable a host.
Serious illness doesn't bother me for long because I am too inhospitable a host.
Whoever is spared personal pain must feel himself called to help in diminishing the pain of others. We must all read more
Whoever is spared personal pain must feel himself called to help in diminishing the pain of others. We must all carry our share of the misery which lies upon the world.
Renunciation of thinking is a declaration of spiritual bankruptcy. - Out of My Life and Thoughts.
Renunciation of thinking is a declaration of spiritual bankruptcy. - Out of My Life and Thoughts.
From naive simplicity we arrive at more profound simplicity.
From naive simplicity we arrive at more profound simplicity.
Anyone who proposes to do good must not expect people to roll stones out of his way, but must accept read more
Anyone who proposes to do good must not expect people to roll stones out of his way, but must accept his lot calmly, even if they roll a few stones upon it. -ALBERT SCHWEITZER.
The time will come when public opinion will no longer tolerate amusements based on the mistreatment and killing of animals. read more
The time will come when public opinion will no longer tolerate amusements based on the mistreatment and killing of animals. The time will come, but when? When will we reach the point that hunting, the pleasure in killing animals for sport, will be regarded as a mental aberration?