Quote by Albert Schweitzer
In the hopes of reaching the moon men fail to see the flowers that

In the hopes of reaching the moon men fail to see the flowers that blossom at their feet. – Albert Schweitzer

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Reverence for life affords me my fundamental principle of morality, namely that good consists in maintaining, assisting, and enhancing life, and that to destroy, to harm, or to hinder life is evil. – Albert Schweitzer

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Just as white light consists of colored rays, so reverence for life contains all the components of ethics: love, kindliness, sympathy, empathy, peacefulness and power to forgive. – Albert Schweitzer

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Things sweet the taste prove in digestion sour. – William Shakespeare, King Richard the Second, 1595

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God is good, but never dance in a small boat. – Irish Saying

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It is not enough to be industrious; so are the ants. What are you industrious about? – Henry David Thoreau, letter to H.G.O. Blake, 16 November 1857

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To sensible men, every day is a day of reckoning. – John W. Gardner

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