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Albert Schweitzer

Albert Schweitzer

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As we acquire knowledge, things do not become more understandable, but more mysterious.

Albert Schweitzer

Albert Schweitzer

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At twenty years of age, everyone has the face that God gave them; at forty, the face that life has given them, and at sixty, the face they deserve.

Albert Schweitzer

Albert Schweitzer

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To the question of whether I am optimistic or pessimistic, I respond that my knowledge is pessimistic, but my will and hope are optimistic.

Albert Schweitzer

Albert Schweitzer

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The purpose of human life is to serve, show compassion, and have the will to help others.

Albert Schweitzer

Albert Schweitzer

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Happiness is nothing more than good health and a bad memory.

Walter Scott

Walter Scott

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Revenge is the sweetest morsel to the mouth that ever was cooked in hell.

Walter Scott

Walter Scott

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The most important part of a man's education is that which he gives himself.

Walter Scott

Walter Scott

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To the shy and the indecisive, everything seems impossible, because that's how it appears to them.