Albert Schweitzer

Reverence for life is the highest court of appeal.

Life becomes harder for us when we live for others, but it also becomes richer and happier.

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

Humanitarianism consists in never sacrificing a human being to a purpose.

Compassion, in which all ethics must take root, can only attain its full breadth and depth if it embraces all living creatures and does not limit itself to mankind.

Ethics is nothing else than reverence for life.

The purpose of human life is to serve, and to show compassion and the will to help others.

As soon as man does not take his existence for granted, but beholds it as something unfathomably mysterious, thought begins.

Example is not the main thing in influencing others. It is the only thing.

Man can hardly even recognize the devils of his own creation.

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

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.