Albert Schweitzer

To the man who is truly ethical all life is sacred, including that which from the human point of view seems lower on the scale.

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.

Albert Schweitzer

Train yourself never to put off the word or action for the expression of gratitude.

Albert Schweitzer

Truth has no special time of its own. Its hour is now – always.

Albert Schweitzer

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

Albert Schweitzer

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

Albert Schweitzer

Very little of the great cruelty shown by men can really be attributed to cruel instinct. Most of it comes from thoughtlessness or inherited habit. Extract from ‘Memories of childhood and youth.’

Albert Schweitzer

We are all so much together, but we are all dying of loneliness.

Albert Schweitzer

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

Albert Schweitzer

We cannot possibly let ourselves get frozen into regarding everyone we do not know as an absolute stranger.

Albert Schweitzer