Quote #109
The tragedy of life is what dies inside a man while he lives.
More from Albert Schweitzer
- The purpose of human life is to serve, and to show compassion and the will to help others.
- The true worth of a man is not to be found in man himself, but in the colours and textures that come alive in others.
- The only important thing in life are the traces of love that we leave behind when we have to leave unasked and say farewell.
- The willow which bends to the tempest, often escapes better than the oak which resists it; and so in great calamities, it sometimes happens…
- The future of civilization depends on our overcoming the meaninglessness and hopelessness that characterizes the thoughts of men today.
- There are two means of refuge from the misery of life - music and cats.
- The first step in the evolution of ethics is an enlargement of the sense of solidarity with other human beings.
- There is no higher religion than human service. To work for the common good is the greatest creed.