It is only an ethical movement which can rescue us from the slough of barbarism, and the ethical comes into existence only in individuals. - Albert Schweitzer

I do not know our destinies, but one thing I know, the only ones among you who will be happy are those who have sought and found how to serve.

When in the spring the withered gray of the pastures gives place to green, this is due to the millions of young shoots which sprout up freshly from the old roots. In like manner the revival of thought which is essential for our time can only come through a transformation of the opinions and ideals of the many brought about by individual and universal reflection about the meaning of life and of the world.

Anyone who proposes to do good must not expect people to roll stones out of his way, but must accept his lot calmly if they even roll a few more upon it.