Albert Schweitzer
Nobel Peace Prize physician-philosopher
Quotes by Albert Schweitzer
The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.
The only way to do great things is to love what you do.
The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.
The only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to it.
The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebellion.
The only way to find your voice is to lose it.
The only way to truly live is to give.
The only way to make sense of suffering is to find meaning in it.
The only way to truly see is to look with your heart.
The only way to truly know yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.
Man has lost the capacity to foresee and to forestall. He will end by destroying the earth.
Anyone who proposes to do good must not expect people to roll stones out of his way, but must expect them to roll them into his way.
The only way out of the labyrinth of suffering is to forgive.
Sometimes our light goes out but is blown into flame by an encounter with another human being. Each of us owes deepest thanks to those who have rekindled this inner light.
The most important thing is to be able to laugh at yourself.
The greatest good is what we do for one another.
We must all suffer one of two things: the pain of discipline or the pain of regret or disappointment.
The world is in a bad state, but it will be in a worse state if we do not do our best to improve it.
The more we do, the more we can do; the more we are interested in, the more interested we become.
The future of civilization depends on our ability to understand and respect others.