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
spiritual thinking bankruptcy
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.
inspirational spiritual men
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.
careers community-service common
To work for the common good is the greatest creed.
voyages ships doe
The result of the voyage does not depend on the speed of the ship, but on whether or not it keeps a true course.
ideas stronger ends
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.
friendship basketball thank-you
At times our own light goes out and is rekindled by a spark from another person. Each of us has cause to think with deep gratitude of those who have lighted the flame within us.
destiny may way
I do not know what your destiny may be, but I do know this, that not one of you will find the happiness that each of you is seeking until you have first sought and found a way in which to unselfishly serve others.
granted harvest
It is not always granted to the sower to see the harvest.
world want needs
At that point in life where your talent meets the needs of the world, that is where God wants you to be.
earth spirit proof
The highest proof of the spirit is love. Love the eternal thing which can already on earth possess as it really is.