Inspirational Quotes by Albert Schweitzer
“Sometimes our light goes out, but is blown again into instant flame by an encounter with another human being.”
“There are two means of refuge from the misery of life — music and cats.”
“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”
topics: love
“Until he extends the circle of his compassion to all living things, man will not himself find peace.”
“Think occasionally of the suffering of which you spare yourself the sight.”
“Eventually all things fall into place. Until then, laugh at the confusion, live for the moments, and know EVERYTHING HAPPENS FOR A REASON.”
“We must fight against the spirit of unconscious cruelty with which we treat the animals. Animals suffer as much as we do. True humanity does not allow us to impose such sufferings on them. It is our duty to make the whole world recognize it. Until we extend our circle of compassion to all living things, humanity will not find peace.”
“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.”
topics: music
“I don't know what your destiny will be, but one thing I know: the only ones among you who will be really happy are those who have sought and found how to serve.”
“The only thing of importance, when we depart, will be the traces of love we have left behind.”
“In the hopes of reaching the moon men fail to see the flowers that blossom at their feet.”
“A man does not have to be an angel to be a saint.”
“He who does not reflect his life back to God in gratitude does not know himself.”
“The tragedy in a man’s life is what dies inside of him while he lives.”
topics: tragedy
“No one can give a definition of the soul. But we know what it feels like. The soul is the sense of something higher than ourselves, something that stirs in us thoughts, hopes, and aspirations which go out to the world of goodness, truth and beauty. The soul is a burning desire to breathe in this world of light and never to lose it--to remain children of light.”
“The greatest discovery of any generation is that human beings can alter their lives by altering the attitudes of their minds.”
“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.”
topics: ethics
“O heavenly Father, protect and bless all things that have breath: guard them from all evil and let them sleep in peace.”
“Seek always to do some good, somewhere... Even if it's a little thing, so something for those that need help, something for which you get no pay but the privilege of doing it.”
topics: inspirational
“The the question whether I am a pessimist or an optimist, I answer that my knowledge is pessimistic, but my willing and hope are optimistic.”
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Albert Schweitzer was born into an Alsatian family which for generations had been devoted to religion, music, and education. His father and maternal grandfather were ministers; both of his grandfathers were talented organists; many of his relatives were persons of scholarly attainments.
Having decided to go to Africa as a medical missionary rather than as a pastor, Schweitzer in 1905 began the study of medicine at the University of Strasbourg. In 1913, having obtained his M.D. degree, he founded his hospital at Lambarene in French Equatorial Africa, but in 1917 he and his wife were sent to a French internment camp as prisoners of war. Released in 1918, Schweitzer spent the next six years in Europe, preaching in his old church, giving lectures and concerts.