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Quote by Albert Schweitzer
Reverence for life affords me my fundamental principle of morality

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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The willow which bends to the tempest, often escapes better than the oak which resists it and so in great calamities, it sometimes happens that light and frivolous spirits recover their elasticity and presence of mind sooner than those of a loftier character. – Albert Schweitzer

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Just as the wave cannot exist for itself, but is ever a part of the heaving surface of the ocean, so must I never live my life for itself, but always in the experience which is going on around me. – 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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I know reverence sound far out, but think back to the best boss youve ever worked for or the best team youve ever worked on or the best subordinates youve ever worked with. Tell me; was there reverence in that situation? – Jack Hawley

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The world is imprisoned in its own activity, except where actions are performed as worship of God. – Hindu Spiritual

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No soul is desolate as long as there is a human being for whom it can feel trust and reverence. – George Eliot

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