Albert Schweitzer

Think occasionally of the suffering of which you spare yourself the sight.

Think occasionally of the suffering of which you spare yourself the sight.

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.

Man has lost the capacity to foresee and to forestall. He will end by destroying the earth.

Man has lost the capacity to foresee and to forestall. He will end by destroying the earth.

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

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

A man can do only what he can do. But if he does that each day he can sleep at read more

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.