Albert Schweitzer

Medicine German-French 1875 – 1965 246 quotes

Nobel Peace Prize physician-philosopher

Quotes by Albert Schweitzer

The greatest freedom is to be free from fear.

Letter to a friend

The greatest hope is to never give up.

Diary entry

Wherever a man turns, he can find an opportunity for service.

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The world is in a bad state, but it will be a worse state if we do not do our best to improve it.

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We must all suffer one of two things: the pain of discipline or the pain of regret.

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The more a man is in harmony with the grandeur of his calling and the purity of his heart, the more he is in harmony with the world.

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What we call 'progress' is a two-edged sword. It can lead to great good or great evil.

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The future of civilization depends on our ability to understand and live in harmony with nature.

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The highest of all achievements is to be a truly good person.

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The thinking man must oppose all violence, no matter how it is disguised.

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The only thing that matters is to be true to oneself.

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Every man must find his own way to serve.

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The more we know, the more we realize how much we don't know.

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The path to true wisdom is through humility.

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We are not put on earth to see through one another, but to see one another through.

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The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.

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The only real prison is fear, and the only real freedom is freedom from fear.

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The greatest good is to live in harmony with nature and with one another.

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The most important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existence.

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The highest form of knowledge is empathy.

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