"The the question whether I am a..." - Quote by Albert Schweitzer
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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“Nature compels us to recognize the fact of mutual dependence, each life necessarily helping the other lives who are linked to it. In the very fibers of our being, we bear within ourselves the fact of the solidarity of life.”
“It seemed incredible to me, that physical courage should be so commonplace and revered, while moral courage . . . is so rare and despised.”
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