"The willow which bends to the tempest, often escapes better than the oak which resists it and so in great calamities, it sometimes happens that light and frivolous spirits recover their elasticity and presence of mind sooner than those of a loftier character.“


-Albert Schweitzer

posted in great


The willow which bends to the tempest, often escapes better than the oak which resists it and so in great calamities, it sometimes happens that light and frivolous spirits recover their elasticity and presence of mind sooner than those of a loftier character.

Other Quotes You Might Like

Discover more inspiring quotes from our collection

"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

workView Quote
"One truth stands firm. All that happens in world history rests on something spiritual. If the spiritual is strong, it creates world history. If it is weak, it suffers world history."

-Albert Schweitzer

truthView Quote
"Truth has no special time of its own. Its hour is now - always."

-Albert Schweitzer

truthView Quote
"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."

-Albert Schweitzer

truthView Quote
"Seek always to do some good, somewhere. Every man has to seek in his own way to realize his true worth. You must give some time to your fellow man. For remember, you don't live in a world all your own. Your brothers are here too."

-Albert Schweitzer

timeView Quote
"Truth has no special time of its own. Its hour is now - always."

-Albert Schweitzer

timeView Quote

More Quotes About great

Explore other inspiring quotes in this category

"A just and reasonable modesty does not only recommend eloquence, but sets off every great talent which a man can be possessed of."

-Joseph Addison

greatView Quote
"To have a great man for a friend seems pleasant to those who have never tried it those who have, fear it."

-Horace

greatView Quote
"Science is the great antidote to the poison of enthusiasm and superstition."

-Adam Smith

greatView Quote
"I wear black skinny-fit jeans - I can't get away from them. It's funny because I wore baggy jeans for ages, then one day my friend convinced me to try on a skinny pair and I thought they were great."

-Shaun White

greatView Quote
"Nobody, I think, ought to read poetry, or look at pictures or statues, who cannot find a great deal more in them than the poet or artist has actually expressed. Their highest merit is suggestiveness."

-Nathaniel Hawthorne

greatView Quote
"I remember a great America where we made everything. There was a time when the only thing you got from Japan was a really bad cheap transistor radio that some aunt gave you for Christmas."

-Cher

greatView Quote