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“Don't let your hearts grow numb. Stay alert. It is your soul which matters.”

Albert Schweitzer (1875–1965) French-German physician, theologian, musician and philosopher

Reverence for Life (1969)

Albert Schweitzer photo

“Example is not the main thing in influencing others. It is the only thing.”

Albert Schweitzer (1875–1965) French-German physician, theologian, musician and philosopher

Albert Schweitzer photo
Albert Schweitzer photo

“I have given my life to try to alleviate the sufferings of Africa. There is something that all white men who have lived here like I must learn and know: that these individuals are a sub-race. They have neither the intellectual, mental, or emotional abilities to equate or to share equally with white men in any function of our civilization. I have given my life to try to bring them the advantages which our civilization must offer, but I have become well aware that we must retain this status: the superior and they the inferior. For whenever a white man seeks to live among them as their equals they will either destroy him or devour him. And they will destroy all of his work. Let white men from anywhere in the world, who would come to Africa, remember that you must continually retain this status; you the master and they the inferior like children that you would help or teach. Never fraternize with them as equals. Never accept them as your social equals or they will devour you. They will destroy you.”

Albert Schweitzer (1875–1965) French-German physician, theologian, musician and philosopher

This has usually been presented as something &quot;said shortly before his death&quot; without any definite source, but appears to be entirely spurious. The &quot;FAQ about the life and thoughts of Albert Schweitzer&quot; http://www.schweitzer.org/faq?lang=en#rasist asserts &quot;This quote is utterly false and is an outrageously inaccurate picture of Dr. Schweitzer’s view of Africans. Dr. Schweitzer never said or wrote anything remotely like this. It does NOT appear in the book African Notebook.&quot; This refers to some citations of it being from Afrikanische Geschichten (1938), which was translated as From My African Notebook (1939) by Mrs. C. E. B Russell <br class="br">Misattributed

Albert Schweitzer photo
Albert Schweitzer photo
Albert Schweitzer quote: “The tragedy of life is what dies inside a man while he lives.”
Albert Schweitzer photo

“The tragedy of life is what dies inside a man while he lives.”

Albert Schweitzer (1875–1965) French-German physician, theologian, musician and philosopher

Variant: The tragedy in a man’s life is what dies inside of him while he lives.

Albert Schweitzer photo

“There are two means of refuge from the misery of life — music and cats.”

Albert Schweitzer (1875–1965) French-German physician, theologian, musician and philosopher

Variant: There are two means of refuge from the miseries of life: music and cats.

Albert Schweitzer photo
Albert Schweitzer photo
Albert Schweitzer photo
Albert Schweitzer photo

„A legszebb emlékműved embertársaid szívében áll.”

Albert Schweitzer (1875–1965) német teológus, lelkész, filozófus, orgonaművész, tanár, orvos

Albert Schweitzer photo

„Az élet tisztelete által lelki kapcsolatba lépünk a világgal.”

Albert Schweitzer (1875–1965) német teológus, lelkész, filozófus, orgonaművész, tanár, orvos

Albert Schweitzer photo

„Sokat vagyunk együtt, mégis elpusztít minket a társas magány.”

Albert Schweitzer (1875–1965) német teológus, lelkész, filozófus, orgonaművész, tanár, orvos

Albert Schweitzer photo
Albert Schweitzer photo

„Nem kell egyedül élned a világban, ott van a testvéred.”

Albert Schweitzer (1875–1965) német teológus, lelkész, filozófus, orgonaművész, tanár, orvos

Albert Schweitzer photo
Albert Schweitzer photo
Albert Schweitzer photo
Albert Schweitzer photo