The thinking man must oppose all cruel customs no matter how deeply rooted in tradition or surrounded by a halo. We need a boundless ethics which will include the animals also. My life is full of meaning to me. The life around me must be full of significance to it. If I want others to respect my life, then I must respect the other life I see however strange it may be to mine. Ethics in our western world has hitherto been largely limited to the relation of man to man... but that is a limited ethics.
Albert SchweitzerBy respect for life we become religious in a way that is elementary, profound and alive.
Albert SchweitzerTo the truly ethical man, all of life is sacred, including forms of life that from the human point of view may seem lower than ours.
Albert SchweitzerMan must cease attributing his problems to his environment, and learn again to exercise his will - his personal responsibility in the realm of faith and morals.
Albert SchweitzerLife becomes harder for us when we live for others, but it also becomes richer and happier.
Albert SchweitzerThe Christ of Theology is not alive for us today. He is wrapped in the grave cloths of dogma.
Albert SchweitzerBy respect for life we become religious in a way that is elementary, profound and alive. Impart as much as you can of your spiritual being to those who are on the road with you, and accept as something precious what comes back to you from them. 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. - Albert Schweitzer
Albert Schweitzer