40 Albert Schweitzer Quotes On Gratitude, Life & More

40 Albert Schweitzer Quotes On Gratitude, Life & More

Last updated on January 5th, 2024 at 11:14 am

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Albert Schweitzer was born in 1875 in France, and he was a French-German writer. He was often regarded as Alsatian Polymath. โ€˜Alsatianโ€™ represents an Eastern French region, a perfect blend of German and French cultures. โ€˜Polymathโ€™ is said to be an individual having knowledge of a diversity of subjects and using it to solve problems.

Schweitzer came to be known as a Polymath because of his long list of achievements. He was a theologian, organist, musicologist, writer, humanitarian, philosopher, and physician. He preached the idea of love and kindness for all. Much to his belief, his life also revolved around serving and helping others.

He was honored with the Nobel Peace Prize in 1952 for his philosophy of โ€œReverence for Lifeโ€. At that time, he set up a leprosy colony in Lambarรฉnรฉ with the prize money he got. Apart from this, he is well known for conducting benefit lectures and concerts. He used funds collected from those lectures & concerts for Albert Schweitzer Hospital that he set up in Africa.

Let us go through some of the famous Albert Schweitzer quotes.

Albert Schweitzer Quotes About God

Albert was a man of secular thoughts. He is also recognized for challenging the critical methodology that formed the then basis of secular God. Here are some Albert Schweitzer quotes about God and religion.

โ€œOnly through love can we obtain communion with God.โ€

ALBERT SCHWEITZER

โ€œJesus was called to throw himself on the wheel of world history, so that, even though it crushed him, it might start to turn in the opposite direction.โ€

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โ€œAt that point in life where your talent meets the needs of the world, that is where God wants you to be.โ€

ALBERT SCHWEITZER

โ€œAny religion or philosophy which is not based on a respect for life is not true religion or philosophy.โ€

ALBERT SCHWEITZER

โ€œThe demands of Jesus are difficult because they require us to do something extraordinary. At the same time, He asks us to regard these [acts of goodness] as something usual, ordinary.โ€

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Albert Schweitzer Quotes About God
โ€œJust as the wind is driven to spend its force in the big empty spaces so must the people who know the laws of the spirit go where we are most needed.โ€

โ€œThe โ€˜Son of Manโ€™ was buried in the ruins of the falling eschatological world; there remained alive only Jesus โ€˜the Manโ€™.โ€

ALBERT SCHWEITZER

โ€œThis is the only sense in which Jesus thinks of the Kingdom as present. He does not โ€˜establish it.โ€™ He only proclaims its coming. He exercises no โ€˜Messianic functionsโ€™, but waits, like others, for God to bring about the coming of the Kingdom by supernatural means.โ€

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โ€œIn order to make the Kingdom of God a practical reality, it was necessary for Him to dissociate it from all the forces of this world, and to bring morality and religion into the closest connexion.โ€

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โ€œHe who does not reflect his life back to God in gratitude does not know himself.โ€

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Albert Schweitzer Quotes On Gratitude

Schweitzer devoted all of his life to serving the needy. He understood the real and true power of expressing gratitude. Let us browse some Albert Schweitzer quotes on gratitude.

โ€œThose who thank god much are the truly wealthy.โ€

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Albert Schweitzer Quotes On Gratitude
โ€œHappiness is the only thing that multiplies when you share it.โ€

โ€œIn everyoneโ€™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.โ€

ALBERT SCHWEITZER

โ€œWe ought to all make an effort to act on our first thoughts and let our unspoken gratitude find expression.โ€

ALBERT SCHWEITZER

โ€œThe greatest thing to give is to give thanks for everything. He who has learned this knows what it means to live.โ€

ALBERT SCHWEITZER

โ€œThink with deep gratitude of those who have lighted the flames within us.โ€

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SOURCE: A TREASURY OF ALBERT SCHWEITZER

โ€œIn gratitude for your good fortune, you must remember in return some sacrifice of your own life for another life.โ€

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Albert Schweitzer Quotes On Gratitude
โ€œTo educate yourself for the feeling of gratitude means to take nothing for granted.โ€

โ€œGod much are the truly wealthy. So our inner happiness depends not on what we experience but on the degree of our gratitude to God, Gratitude โ€” the Secret of Life.โ€

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โ€œThe gratitude that we encounter helps us believe in the goodness of the world, and strengthens us thereby to do whatโ€™s good.โ€

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Albert Schweitzer Quotes About Life

An expert can be anyone who knows deeply about a subject. But it requires a great deal to use that knowledge base and incorporate it for making this world a better place. Albert was one of those, which is why he is recognized as a Polymath. Here are some Albert Schweitzer quotes from his larger-than-life experiences.

โ€œThe tragedy of life is what dies inside a man while he lives.โ€

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โ€œMy life is my argument.โ€ย 

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โ€œBy having a reverence for life, we enter into a spiritual relation with the world by practicing reverence for life we become good, deep, and alive.โ€

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Albert Schweitzer Quotes About Life
โ€œIf a man loses his reverence for any part of life, he will lose his reverence for all of life.โ€

โ€œAn optimist is a person who sees a green light everywhere, while a pessimist sees only the red stoplightโ€ฆ the truly wise person is colorblind.โ€

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โ€œThere are two means of refuge from the miseries of life: music and cats.โ€

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โ€œBy respect for life we become religious in a way that is elementary, profound, and alive.โ€

ALBERT SCHWEITZER

โ€œI am life that wants to live, in the midst of life that wants to live.โ€

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SOURCE: REVERENCE FOR LIFE

โ€œMan can no longer live for himself alone. We must realize that all life is valuable and that we are united to all life. From this knowledge comes our spiritual relationship with the universe.โ€

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Albert Schweitzer Quotes About Life
โ€œI can do no other than be reverent before everything that is called life. I can do no other than to have compassion for all that is called life. That is the beginning and the foundation of all ethics.โ€

Wise Albert Schweitzer Quotes

Albertโ€™s ideas and philosophies are not just limited to his lifetime. His words of wisdom are still looked upon. We have curated some of Albert Schweitzerโ€™s quotes that are true pieces of wisdom.

โ€œThere are only three ways to teach a child. The first is by example, the second is by example, the third is by example.โ€

ALBERT SCHWEITZER

โ€œExample is not the main thing in influencing others. It is the only thing.โ€

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โ€œDo something wonderful, people may imitate it.โ€

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โ€œExample is leadership.โ€

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โ€œSometimes our light goes out, but is blown again into instant flame by an encounter with another human being.โ€

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Wise Albert Schweitzer Quotes
โ€œUntil he extends the circle of his compassion to all living things, man will not himself find peace.โ€

โ€œSuccess is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful.โ€

ALBERT SCHWEITZER

โ€œLet us rejoice in the truth, wherever we find its lamp burning.โ€

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SOURCE: ALBERT SCHWEITZER: AN ANTHOLOGY

โ€œDo something for somebody every day for which you do not get paid.โ€

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โ€œTruth has no special time of its own. Its hour is now โ€“ always.โ€

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SOURCE: ZWISCHEN WASSER UND URWALD

Albert was born in France, but his work made him famous worldwide. He led a simple and compassionate life. He always believed that one could overcome all sorts of challenges in life through kindness and love. He is also renowned for his works in the field of music. If there is someone who could define the term โ€œall-rounderโ€ perfectly, thatโ€™s him.

With these Albert Schweitzer quotes, we have tried to highlight his ideas of love, life, success, and kindness. A good thought remains in our hearts and mind for a long time. Do tell us which one of these made a greater impact on you.

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Naveen Kumar is a writer and has a thing for collecting quotes and sharing them with people. Naveen is a space enthusiast. When he is not spreading good vibes or motivating people through quotes, you can find him sipping coffee while reading classic literature or on a long road drive.

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