"Reverence for Life affords me my fundamental..." - Quote by Albert Schweitzer
Reverence for Life affords me my fundamental principle of morality, namely, that good consists in maintaining, assisting, and enhancing life and that to destroy, harm, or to hinder life is evil. Affirmation of the world - that is affirmation of the will to live, which appears in phenomenal forms all around me - is only possible for me in that I give myself out for other life.
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“The greatest thing is to give thanks for everything. He who has learned this knows what it means to live. He has penetrated the whole mystery of life: giving thanks for everything.”
“A man is ethical only when life, as such, is sacred to him, that of plants and animals as that of his fellow men, and when he devotes himself helpfully to all life that is in need of help.”
“I too had thoughts once of being an intellectual, but I found it too difficult.”
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“[nonviolence] seeks to secure moral ends through moral means.”
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“I have lived long enough both in years and in accomplishments.”
“We take care of our health; we lay up money; we make our roof tight, and our clothing sufficient; but who provides wisely that he shall not be wanting in the best property of all, -friends?”
“Oh, no. To live... to live would be an awfully big adventure.”