Quote by Albert Schweitzer
The willow which bends to the tempest, often escapes better than t

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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Seek always to do some good, somewhere. Every man has to seek in his own way to realize his true worth. You must give some time to your fellow man. For remember, you dont live in a world all your own. Your brothers are here too. – 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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Her angels face, As the great eye of heaven shined bright, And made a sunshine in the shady place. – Edmund Spenser

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He who has great power should use it lightly. – Lucius Annaeus Seneca

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There is no great genius without a mixture of madness. – Aristotle

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