6 Albert Schweitzer Quotes on Growth

Albert Schweitzer quotes on growth

35. The great secret of success is to go through life as a man who never gets used up. That is possible for him who never argues and strives with men and facts, but in all experience retires upon himself, and looks for the ultimate cause of things in himself.

38. When in the spring the withered gray of the pastures gives place to green, this is due to the millions of young shoots which sprout up freshly from the old roots. In like manner the revival of thought which is essential for our time can only come through a transformation of the opinions and ideals of the many brought about by individual and universal reflection about the meaning of life and of the world.

79. Every man has to seek in his own way to make his own self more noble and to realize his own true worth.

84. Grow into your ideals so that life cannot rob you of them.

97. Man must cease attributing his problems to his environment, and learn again to exercise his will - his personal responsibility in the realm of faith and morals.

101. One who gains strength by overcoming obstacles possesses the only strength which can overcome adversity.