Albert Schweitzer Quotes on Life (21 Quotes)

My life is my argument.

Reverence for life is the highest court of appeal.

Affirmation of life is the spiritual act by which man ceases to live unreflectively and begins to devote himself to his life with reverence in order to raise it to its true value. To affirm life is to deepen, to make more inward, and to exalt the will to live.

There are two means of refuge from the miseries of life: music and cats.

Anyone who has accustomed himself to regard the life of any living creature as worthless is in danger of arriving also at the idea of worthless human lives.

Man's ethics must not end with man, but should extend to the universe. He must regain the consciousness of the great Chain of Life from which he cannot be separated. He must understand that all creation has its value... Life should only be negated wh

If a man loses his reverence for any part of life, he will lose his reverence for all of life.

In everyone's life, at some time, our inner fire goes out. It is then burst into flame by an encounter with another human being. We should all be thankful for those people who rekindle the inner spirit.

Any religion or philosophy which is not based on a respect for life is not a true religion or philosophy.

I can do no other than be reverent before everything that is called life. I can do no other than to have compassion for all that is called life. That is the beginning and the foundation of all ethics.

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.

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

Ethics, too, are nothing but reverence for life. This is what gives me the fundamental principle of morality, namely, that good consists in maintaining, promoting, and enhancing life, and that destroying, injuring, and limiting life are evil.Civilization and Ethics, 1949

Life becomes harder for us when we live for others, but it also becomes richer and happier.

Ethics is nothing else than reverence for life.

Let me give you a definition of ethics: It is good to maintain and further life it is bad to damage and destroy life.

The tragedy of life is what dies inside a man while he lives.

Example is not the main thing in life -- it is the only thing.

By having a reverence for life, we enter into a spiritual relation with the world By practicing reverence for life we become good, deep, and alive.

There are two means of refuge from the misery of life -- music and cats.

Man can no longer live for himself alone. We must realize that all life is valuable and that we are united to all life. From this knowledge comes our spiritual relationship with the universe.