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What does it mean?
The lasting mark of life is love.
In plain terms
Love is what remains after you leave.
What can you take from it?
Leave traces of love.

Where it applies

  • end of life
  • daily interactions

Putting it to work

  • express love freely
  • build relationships

Questions to consider

  • What will you leave behind?
  • How do you measure a life?

Another view

Other legacies like work or art also endure.

More from Albert Schweitzer

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  2. The purpose of human life is to serve, and to show compassion and the will to help others.

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  3. The first step in the evolution of ethics is an enlargement of the sense of solidarity with other human beings.

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