Ch. XVI : Looking Backward and Forward, p. 257
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The deepest thinking is humble. It is only concerned that the flame of truth which it keeps alive should burn with the strongest and purest heat; it does not trouble about the distance to which its brightness penetrates.
— Albert Schweitzer
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Source: Wikiquote: "Albert Schweitzer" (Quotes, Indian Thought And Its Development (1936): Indian Thought and Its Development (1936) as translated by Charles E. B. Russell)
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About Albert Schweitzer
Albert Schweitzer (14 January 1875 – 4 September 1965) was an Alsatian philosopher, philanthropist, physician, theologian, missionary, and musicologist who received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1952.
About Albert Schweitzer
Albert Schweitzer (14 January 1875 – 4 September 1965) was an Alsatian philosopher, philanthropist, physician, theologian, missionary, and musicologist who received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1952.
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