Alsatian polymath. He was a theologian, organist, writer, humanitarian, philosopher, and physician.
The purpose of human life is to serve and to show compassion and the will to help others. – Albert Schweitzer
We are all so much together, but we are all dying of loneliness. – Albert Schweitzer
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. – Albert Schweitzer
The only escape from the miseries of life are music and cats… – Albert Schweitzer
Man must cease attributing his problems to his environment, and learn again to exercise his will – his personal responsibility in the realm of faith and morals. – Albert Schweitzer
In the hopes of reaching the moon men fail to see the flowers that blossom at their feet. – Albert Schweitzer
Until he extends the circle of his compassion to all living things, man will not himself find peace. – Albert Schweitzer
Happiness is nothing more than good health and a bad memory. – 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 do, you will be successful. – Albert Schweitzer
Any religion or philosophy which is not based on a respect for life is not a true religion or philosophy. – Albert Schweitzer
Example is not the main thing in influencing others. It is the only thing. – Albert Schweitzer
If a man loses his reverence for any part of life, he will lose his reverence for all of life. – Albert Schweitzer
The interior joy we feel when we have done a good deed is the nourishment the soul requires. – Albert Schweitzer
The true worth of a man is not to be found in man himself, but in the colours and textures that come alive in others. – Albert Schweitzer
Do something wonderful, people may imitate it. – Albert Schweitzer
Think occasionally of the suffering of which you spare yourself the sight. – Albert Schweitzer
Truth has no special time of its own. Its hour is now – always. – Albert Schweitzer
He who does not reflect his life back to God in gratitude does not know himself. – Albert Schweitzer
Life becomes harder for us when we live for others, but it also becomes richer and happier. – Albert Schweitzer
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