"Compassion, in which all ethics must take..." - Quote by Albert Schweitzer
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.
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“The gratitude that we encounter helps us believe in the goodness of the world, and strengthens us thereby to do what's good.”
“Ethics is the activity of man directed to secure the inner perfection of his own personality.”
“In the same way as the tree bears the same fruit year after year, but each time new fruit, all lastingly valuable ideas in thinking must always be reborn.”
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“The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong. For the least sin, it wouldn't take us longTo get so we had no one left to live with.For to be social is to be forgiving.”
“See the good in people and help them.”
“The purpose of human life is to serve, and to show compassion and the will to help others.”
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“Always recognize that human individuals are ends, and do not use them as means to your end.”
“when my office would require me to either violate my conscience or violate the national interest, then I would resign the office; and I hope any conscientious public servant would do thesame.”
“There is but one dependable method of accumulating and legally holding riches, and that is by rendering useful service.”