Quotes by Albert Schweitzer

“Justice belongs to those who claim it, but let the claimant beware lest he create new injustice by his claim and thus set the bloody pendulum of revenge into its inexorable motion”

“Think occasionally of the suffering of which you spare yourself the sight.”

“Difficulties are opportunities to better things; they are stepping stones to greater experience. Perhaps someday you will be thankful for some temporary failure in a particular direction. When one door closes, another always opens.”

“Impart as much as you can of your spiritual being to those who are on the road with you, and accept as something precious what comes back to you from them.”

“One who gains strength by overcoming obstacles possesses the only strength which can overcome adversity.”

“Reverence for life affords me my fundamental principle of morality, namely that good consists in maintaining, assisting, and enhancing life, and that to destroy, to harm, or to hinder life is evil”

“I dont know what your destiny will be, but one thing I know: the only ones among you who will be really happy are those who have sought and found how to serve”

“The highest proof of the spirit is love. Love the eternal thing which can already on earth possess as it really is.”

“At times our own light goes out and is rekindled by a spark from another person. Each of us has cause to think with deep gratitude of those who have lighted the flame within us.”

“Seek always to do some good, somewhere. Every man has to seek in his own way to realize his true worth. You must give some time to your fellow man. For remember, you dont live in a world all your own. Your brothers are here too.”

“Only those who respect the personality of others can be of real use to them”

“To educate yourself for the feeling of gratitude means to take nothing for granted, but to always seek out and value the kindness that stands behind the action. Nothing that is done for you is a matter of course. Everything originates in a will for t”

“Until he extends the circle of his compassion to all living things, man will not himself find peace. - The Philosophy of Civilization.”

“Man is a clever animal who behaves like an imbecile.”

“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.”

“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.”

“Time is the cruelest teacher; first she gives the test, then teaches the lesson.”

“When it comes to life the critical thing is whether you take things for granted or take them with gratitude.”

“Being brilliant is no great feat if you respect nothing.”