“Those who thank God much are the truly wealthy.”

— Albert Schweitzer, Reverence for Life, 1969

About Albert Schweitzer

1875 – 1965

Alsatian theologian, physician and missionary, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize (1952).

“Until he extends the circle of his compassion to all living things, man will not himself find peace.”

“The historical Jesus will be to our time a stranger and an enigma.”

“Modern Christianity must always reckon with the possibility of having to abandon the historical figure of Jesus.”

“Blessed are the hearts that can bend; they shall never be broken.”

“Blessed, blessed are the thieves who stole my masks.”

“He can communicate nothing so precious, glorious, blessed, as himself.”

“I thank God that my own lot is bound up with that of the human race.”

“People are rarely grateful for a demonstration of their credulity.”

“We create gods and struggle with them, and they bless us.”