"Compassion, in which all ethics must take root, can only attain its full breadth and depth if it embraces all living creatures and does not limit itse...












Think occasionally of the suffering of which you spare yourself the sight.
More Albert Schweitzer quotes
"Until he extends the circle of his compassion to all living things, man will not himself find peace.
"A man does not have to be an angel in order to be a saint.
"The thinking (person) must oppose all cruel customs, no matter how deeply rooted in tradition and surrounded by a halo. When we have a choice, we must...
"Very little of the great cruelty shown by men can really be attributed to cruel instinct. Most of it comes from thoughtlessness or inherited habit. Th...
"The thinking man must oppose all cruel customs, no matter how deeply rooted in tradition and surrounded by a halo. When we have a choice, we must avoi...
"The fundamental principle of morality which we seek as a necessity for thought is not, however, a matter only of arranging and deepening current views...