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The willow which bends to the tempest, often escapes better than the oak which resists it; and so in great calamities, it sometimes happens that light and frivolous spirits recover their elasticity and presence of mind sooner than those of a loftier character.

~Albert Schweitzer

Topics: Bends Better Calamities Character Elasticity Escapes Frivolous Great Happens Light Mind Oak Often Presence Recover Sometimes Sooner Spirits Tempest Than Those Which Willow

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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 don't live in a world all your own. Your brothers are here too.

~Albert Schweitzer

Topics: Always Brothers Every Every Man Fellow Fellow Man Give Good Here His Live Man Must Own Realize Remember Seek Some Somewhere Time Too True Way World Worth You Your

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I can do no other than be reverent before everything that is called life. I can do no other than to have compassion for all that is called life. That is the beginning and the foundation of all ethics.

~Albert Schweitzer

Topics: Before Beginning Compassion Ethics Everything Foundation Life Other Than I Can

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

~Albert Schweitzer

Topics: Circle Compassion Find He Himself His Include Living Man Peace Things Until Will

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The tragedy of life is what dies inside a man while he lives.

~Albert Schweitzer

Topics: Dies He Inside Life Lives Man Tragedy While

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

~Albert Schweitzer

Topics: Occasionally Sight Spare Suffering Think Which You Yourself

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Wherever a man turns he can find someone who needs him.

~Albert Schweitzer

Topics: Find He Him Man Needs Someone Turns Wherever Who

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Reverence for life affords me my fundamental principle of morality.

~Albert Schweitzer

Topics: Affords Fundamental Fundamental Principle Life Me Morality Principle Reverence

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The only ones among you who will be really happy are those who will have sought and found how to serve.

~Albert Schweitzer

Topics: Among Found Happy How Only Really Serve Sought Those Who Will You

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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.

~Albert Schweitzer

Topics: Among Found Happy How Know One Thing Only Really Serve Sought Thing Those Who Will You

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Biography

Nationality: German

Type: Theologian

Born: January 14th, 1875

Died: September 4th, 1965

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