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
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.
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.
beings earth life living maintain neighbors pain spared strive today
Today we know that all living beings who strive to maintain life and who long to be spared pain - all living beings on earth are our neighbors
friendship thank-you thanksgiving
We should all be thankful for those people who rekindle the inner spirit.
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.
based life religion respect true
Any religion or philosophy, which is not based on a respect for life is not a true religion or philosophy.
accept anyone expect few good people proposes roll stones
Anyone who proposes to do good must not expect people to roll stones out of their way, but must accept their lot calmly, even if people roll a few stones upon it
cheek cherish destroy evil good life maintain
It is good to maintain and cherish life; it is evil to destroy and to cheek life
civilization humane humans ideal instead lacks lost men occupied realize seek sight solely thoughts
Our civilization lacks humane feeling. We are humans who are insufficiently humane! We must realize that and seek to find a new spirit. We have lost the sight of this ideal because we are solely occupied with thoughts of men instead of remembering th
granted work worth
It is not always granted to the sower to live to see the harvest. All work that is worth anything is done in faith.
concerning duty elementary expressed flow greatest life maintain negative reverence shalt share terms thou
It is our duty to share and maintain life. Reverence concerning all life in the greatest commandment in its most elementary form. Or expressed in negative terms : Thou shalt not kill. We take this prohibition so lightly, thoughtlessly plucking a flow
life spiritual thinking
Renunciation of thinking is a declaration of spiritual bankruptcy. - Out of My Life and Thoughts.