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
gratitude mean giving
The greatest thing is to give thanks for everything. He who has learned this knows what it means to live. He has penetrated the whole mystery of life: giving thanks for everything.
feelings meat vegetarian
I am conscious that meat eatingis not in accordance with the finer feelings,and I abstain from it whenever I can.
men animal views
To the truly ethical man, all of life is sacred, including forms of life that from the human point of view may seem lower than ours.
thank-you thanksgiving thankful
Think with great gratitude of those who have lighted the flame within us.
men ethics consciousness
Man's ethics must not end with man, but should extend to the universe. He must regain the consciousness of the great Chain of Life from which he cannot be separated.
real profound done
Thought is the strongest thing we have. Work done by true and profound thought - that is a real force.
kindness freedom compassion
Compassion, in which all ethics must take root, can only attain its full breadth and depth if it embraces all living creatures and does not limit itself to mankind.
fun clever men
Man is a clever animal who behaves like an imbecile.
cat animal vegetarianism
Anyone who has accustomed himself to regard the life of any living creature as worthless is in danger of arriving also at the idea of worthless human lives.
war realization matter
What really matters is that we should all of us realize that we are guilty of inhumanity. The horror of this realization should shakes us out of our lethargy so that we can direct our hopes and our intentions to the coming of an era in which war will have no place.
sacrifice humanity being-sad
Humanitarianism consists in never sacrificing a human being to a purpose.
time special hours
Truth has not special time of its own. Its hour is now - always and, indeed then most truly, when it seems unsuitable to actual circumstances.
helping-others volunteer needs
Even if it is a little thing, do something for those who have need of help.
integrity angel men
A man does not have to be an angel in order to be saint.