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" I wanted to be a doctor that I might be able to work without having to talk because for years I had been giving myself out in words. "

Albert Schweitzer

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" The first step in the evolution of ethics is a sense of solidarity with other human beings. "

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" The true worth of a man is not to be found in man himself, but in the colours and textures that come alive in others. "

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" Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful. "

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" Everything deep is also simple and can be reproduced simply as long as its reference to the whole truth is maintained. But what matters is not what is witty but what is true. "

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" Man is a clever animal who behaves like an imbecile. "

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