By ethical conduct toward all creatures, we enter into a spiritual relationship with the universe.

Do not lose heart, even if you must wait a bit before finding the right thing. Be prepared for disappointment also, but do not abandon the quest.

Life becomes harder for us when we live for others, but it also becomes richer and happier.

Never say there is nothing beautiful in the world anymore. There is always something to make you wonder in the shape of a tree, the trembling of a leaf.

He who does not reflect his life back to God in gratitude does not know himself.

All people are endowed with the faculty of compassion, and for this reason can develop the humanitarian spirit.

In case my life should end with the cannibals, I hope they will write on my tombstone, 'We have eaten Dr. Schweitzer. He was good to the end.'