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MEDICAL WRITINGS

From a letter to his students, 1953

Albert Schweitzer

1 November 1997 | Volume 127 Issue 9 | Page 853

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You ask me to give you a motto. Here it is: SERVICE. Let this word accompany you as you seek your way and your duty in the world. May it be recalled to your minds if ever you are tempted to forget it or to set it aside. It will not always be a comfortable companion but it will always be a faithful one. And it will be able to lead you to happiness, no matter what the experiences of your lives are. Never have this word on your lips, but keep it in your hearts. And may it be a confidant that will teach you not only to do good but to do it simply and humbly.

Albert Schweitzer

From a letter to his students, 1953

Submitted by:

Robert Lang, MD

Hamden, CT 06518

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