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
religious jesus twilight
Day by day we should weigh what we have granted to the spirit of the world against what we have denied to the spirit of Jesus, in thought and especially in deed.
heart compassion animal
For animals that are overworked, underfed, and cruelly treated; for all wistful creatures in captivity that beat their wings against bars; for any that are hunted or lost or deserted or frightened or hungry; for all that must be put to death...and for those who deal with them we ask a heart of compassion and gentle hands and kindly words.
god faces
At 20 everyone has the face that God gave them, at 40 the face that life gave them, and at 60 the face they earned.
joy soul done
The interior joy we feel when we have done a good deed is the nourishment the soul requires.
eye men humanity
Open your eyes and look for some man, or some work for the sake of men, which needs a little time, a little friendship, a little sympathy, a little sociability, a little human toil....It is needed in every nook and corner. Therefore search and see if there is not some place where you may invest your humanity.
acquire learning
As we acquire more knowledge, things do not become more comprehensible but more mysterious.
acquire knowledge
As we acquire more knowledge, things do not become more comprehensible, but more mysterious.
acquire
As we acquire more knowldege, things do not become more comprehensible, but more mysterious.
difficult ethic love task
To think out in every implication the ethic of love for all creation... this is the difficult task which confronts our age.
answer hoping knowledge optimistic pessimist question whether willing
To the question whether I am a pessimist or an optimist, I answer that my knowledge is pessimistic, but my willing and hoping are optimistic
actual hour indeed seems special time truly truth unsuitable
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.
fighting animal compassion
We must fight against the spirit of unconscious cruelty with which we treat the animals. Animals suffer as much as we do. True humanity does not allow us to impose such sufferings on them. It is our duty to make the whole world recognize it. Until we extend our circle of compassion to all living things, humanity will not find peace.
friendship thank-you thanksgiving
We should all be thankful for those people who rekindle the inner spirit.
gets great life man secret success
A great secret of success is to go through life as a man who never gets used up.