Wherever a man turns he can find someone who needs him.Albert Schweitzer
“The purpose of human life is to serve, and to show compassion and the will to help others.”
Theologian and physician · 1875 – 1965
Albert Schweitzer was an Alsatian theologian, musician and physician who founded a hospital at Lambaréné in Gabon and served there for decades. His philosophy of reverence for life and his Bach scholarship earned him the Nobel Peace Prize in 1952.
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