Quotes from Albert Schweitzer

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.

The gratitude ascending from man to God is the supreme transaction between earth and heaven.

We are united with all life that is in nature. Man can no longer live his life for himself alone.

There is much coldness among men because we do not dare to be as cordial as we really are.

I don't know what your destiny will be, but one thing I know: the only ones among you who will be really happy are those who will have sought and found how to serve.

Do something for somebody everyday for which you do not get paid.

Every start on an untrodden path is a venture which only in unusual circumstances looks sensible and likely to succeed.

Joy, sorrow, tears, lamentation, laughter -- to all these music gives voice

The deeper we look into nature, the more we recognize that it is full of life, and the more profoundly we know that all life is a secret and that we are united with all life that is in nature.

The first step in the evolution of ethics is a sense of solidarity with other human beings.

O heavenly Father, protect and bless all things that have breath: guard them from all evil and let them sleep in peace.

Soldiers' graves are the greatest preachers of peace.

Until he extends his circle of compassion to all living things man will not find peace.

It doesn't matter if an animal can reason. It matters only that it is capable of suffering and that is why I consider it my neighbor.

It's not enough merely to exist. Every man has to seek in his own way to make his own self more noble and to relize his own true worth.

There can be no Kingdom of God in the world without the Kingdom of God in our hearts.

The harvested fields bathed in the autumn mist speak of God and his goodness far more vividly than any human lips.

The the question whether I am a pessimist or an optimist, I answer that my knowledge is pessimistic, but my willing and hope are optimistic.

The Bhagavad-Gita has a profound influence on the spirit of mankind by its devotion to God which is manifested by actions.

To work for the common good is the greatest creed.

We cannot abdicate our conscience to an organization, nor to a government.

The most difficult thing I have ever had to do is follow the guidance I prayed for.

Happiness is the only thing that multiplies when you share it.

If you truly desire happiness, seek and learn how to serve.