A man is ethical only when life, as such, is sacred to him, that of plants and animals as that of his fellow men, and when he devotes himself helpfully to all life that is in need of help.
— Albert Schweitzer
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.
Wherever a man turns he can find someone who needs him.
Life becomes harder for us when we live for others, but it also becomes richer and happier.
In everyone's life, at some time, our inner fire goes out. It is then burst into flame by an encounter with another human being. We should all be thankful for those people who rekindle the inner spirit.
One who gains strength by overcoming obstacles possesses the only strength which can overcome adversity.
Reverence for life is the highest court of appeal.
Everything deep is also simple and can be reproduced simply as long as its reference to the whole truth is maintained. But what matters is not what is witty but what is true.
Man has lost the capacity to foresee and to forestall. He will end by destroying the earth.
The African is my brother but he is my younger brother by several centuries.
By having a reverence for life, we enter into a spiritual relation with the world By practicing reverence for life we become good, deep, and alive.
Example is not the main thing in influencing others. It is the only thing.
As soon as man does not take his existence for granted, but beholds it as something unfathomably mysterious, thought begins.
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.
Sometimes our light goes out but is blown into flame by another human being. Each of us owes deepest thanks to those who have rekindled this light.
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.
