quotes by Albert Schweitzer

"Sometimes our flame goes out, but is
blown again into instant flame by an encounter with another human being."
— Albert Schweitzer

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

"The only escape from the miseries of life are music and cats..."
— Albert Schweitzer

"Think occasionally of the suffering of which you spare yourself the sight."
— Albert Schweitzer

"Joy, sorrow, tears, lamentation, laughter -- to all these music gives voice, but in such a way that we are transported from the world of unrest to a world of peace, and see reality in a new way, as if we were sitting by a mountain lake and contemplating hills and woods and clouds in the tranquil and fathomless water.
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— Albert Schweitzer

""Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful."

"If you love something so much let it go. If it comes back it was meant to be; if it doesn't it never was"

"If God brings you to it, he'll bring you through it"

"True friends are those who reach for your hand and touch your heart"

"Eventually all things fall into place. Until then, laugh at the confusion, live for the moments, and know everything happens for a reason"

"The best things in life are unseen that's why we close our eyes to kiss, cry, pray and dream""
— Albert Schweitzer

"The thinking (person) must oppose all cruel customs, no matter how deeply rooted in tradition and surrounded by a halo. When we have a choice, we must avoid bringing torment and injury into the life of another."
— Albert Schweitzer

"Man is a clever animal who behaves like an imbecile."
— Albert Schweitzer

"Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful."
— Albert Schweitzer

"There are two means of refuge from the miseries of life: music and cats."
— Albert Schweitzer

"“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.”"
— Albert Schweitzer

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

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— Albert Schweitzer (Animals, Nature and Albert Schweitzer)

"I am life that wants to live, in the midst of life that wants to live."
— Albert Schweitzer

""No ray of sunshine is ever lost but the green that it awakens takes time to sprout, and it is not always given the sower to see the harvest.""
— Albert Schweitzer

"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.
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— Albert Schweitzer

"The demands of Jesus are difficult because they require us to do something extraordinary. At the same time He asks us to regard these [acts of goodness] as something usual, ordinary."
— Albert Schweitzer (The Quest of the Historical Jesus)

"There are two means of refuge from the miseries of life: music and cats."
— Albert Schweitzer

"By respect for life we become religious in a way that is elementary, profound and alive.

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.

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.

- Albert Schweitzer"
— Albert Schweitzer (Out of My Life and Thought (The Albert Schweitzer Library))

"Who shall enumerate the many ways in which that costly piece of fixed capital, a human being , may be employed! More of him is wanted everywhere! Hunt, then, for some situation in which your humanity may be used."
— Albert Schweitzer

""Success is not the key to happiness.
Happiness is the key to success.
If you love what you are doing,
you will be successful."
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— Albert Schweitzer