Albert Schweitzer1875–1965The quotations of
Albert Schweitzer
French-German physician, theologian, musician, and philosopher
1875–1965
15 quotes, most often on Life & Death, Morality and Truth & Lies.
Until he extends the circle of his compassion to all living things, man will not himself find peace.
Kulturphilosophie (1923)The ethic of Reverence for Life is the ethic of Love widened into universality.
Out of My Life and Thought (1933), Epilogue, p. 235The only way out of today’s misery is for people to become worthy of each other’s trust.
Reverence for Life (1969)- Letter to a Japanese Animal Welfare Society (1961)
- The Spiritual Life (1947), p. 164
- On the Edge of the Primeval Forest (1922), Ch. XI: Conclusion (1956 edition)
- Kulturphilosophie (1923), Vol. 2: Civilization and Ethics, Chapter 26
The highest knowledge is to know that we are surrounded by mystery.
The Spiritual Life (1947), p. 102The great secret of success is to go through life as a man who never gets used up.
Memoirs of Childhood and Youth (1924)Ethics is in its unqualified form extended responsibility to everything that has life.
Kulturphilosophie (1923), Vol. 2: Civilization and Ethics- The Problem of Peace (1954)
- The Spiritual Life (1947), p. 164
- Kulturphilosophie (1923), Vol. 2: Civilization and Ethics, Chapter 26 “The Civilizing Power of the Ethics of Reverence for Life”
- Out of My Life and Thought (1933), Epilogue, p. 241
- Out of My Life and Thought (1931), Epilogue
