Joy, sorrow, tears, ...

Joy, sorrow, tears, lamentation, laughter -- to all these music gives voice, but in such a way that we are transported from the world of unrest to a world of peace, and see reality in a new way, as if we were sitting by a mountain lake and contemplating hills and woods and clouds in the tranquil and fathomless water.
Joy, sorrow, tears, lamentation, laughter -- to all these music gives voice, but in such a way that we are transported from the world of unrest to a world of peace, and see reality in a new way, as if we were sitting by a mountain lake and contemplating hills and woods and clouds in the tranquil and fathomless water.
 Albert Schweitzer

Quotes from the same author

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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 Albert Schweitzer
We should all be thankful for those people who rekindle the inner spirit.
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 Albert Schweitzer
Never say there is nothing beautiful in the world anymore. There is always something to make you wonder in the shape of a tree, the trembling of a leaf.
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 Albert Schweitzer
Constant kindness can accomplish much. As the sun makes ice melt, kindness causes misunderstanding, mistrust, and hostility to evaporate.
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 Albert Schweitzer
One who gains strength by overcoming obstacles possesses the only strength which can overcome adversity.
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 Albert Schweitzer