Albert Schweitzer
Missionary, Nobel laureate
Sayings by Albert Schweitzer
I am not an optimist, but a man who hopes.
The greatest good is that which is done for the greatest number.
The only authentic way to live is to be a non-conformist.
The most important thing for a doctor is to know how to listen.
Do something for somebody every day for which you do not get paid.
The only thing that really matters in life is what you do for others.
It is not enough to be good; you must be good for something.
We must all suffer one of two things: the pain of discipline or the pain of regret.
The most tragic thing in the world is a man of genius who is not a man of character.
The greatest evil is not to act.
The greatest joy is to be able to give.
The greatest thing a man can do is to seek the truth.
The greatest revolution of our generation is the discovery that human beings, by changing the inner attitudes of their minds, can change the outer aspects of their lives.
The greatest tragedy is not death, but life without a purpose.
The greatest thing is to live your life as if it were a work of art.
The greatest wisdom is to know that you know nothing.
The greatest use of life is to spend it for something that will outlast it.
The greatest thing in the world is to know how to belong to oneself.
The greatest challenge of the day is: how to bring about a revolution of the heart, a revolution which has to start with each one of us.
The greatest thing is to be yourself.