Quotes about Compassion
Life becomes harder for us when we live for others but it also becomes richer and happier.
— Albert Schweitzer
By ethical conduct toward all creatures, we enter into a spiritual relationship with the universe.
— Albert Schweitzer
But you must do something more. Seek always to do some good, somewhere
— Albert Schweitzer
Ethik ist ins Grenzenlose erweiterte Verantwortung gegen alles, was lebt.
— Albert Schweitzer
Wer sich vornimmt, Gutes zu wirken, darf nicht erwarten, dass die Menschen ihm deswegen Steine aus dem Weg räumen, sondern muss auf das Schicksalshafte gefasst sein, dass sie ihm welche daraufrollen.
— Albert Schweitzer
The only ones among us who will be really happy are those who have sought and found how to serve.
— Albert Schweitzer
When people have light in themselves, it will shine out from them. Then we get to know each other as we walk together in the darkness, without needing to pass our hands over each other's faces, or to intrude into each other's hearts
— Albert Schweitzer
Until he extends the circle of his compassion to all living things, man will not himself find peace.
— Albert Schweitzer
Think occasionally of the suffering of which you spare yourself the sight.
— Albert Schweitzer
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.
— Albert Schweitzer
A man does not have to be an angel to be a saint.
— Albert Schweitzer
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.
— Albert Schweitzer