Quotes
Albert Einstein
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Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former.
A human being is part of a whole, called by us the "Universe," a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feelings, as something separated from the rest-- a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest us. Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circles of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty.
Never regard study as a
duty, but as the enviable opportunity to learn to know the liberating
influence of beauty in the realm of the spirit for your own personal joy and to
the profit of the
community to which your later work belongs.
Not everything that counts can be counted, and not everything that can be counted counts."
Try not to become a man of success but rather to become a man of value.
The only source of knowledge is experience.
The intuitive mind is a sacred gift and the rational mind is a faithful servant. We have created a society that honors the servant and has forgotten the gift.
The important thing is not to stop
questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing. One cannot help but be
in awe when he contemplates
the mysteries of eternity, of life, of the marvelous structure of reality. It is
enough if one tries merely to comprehend a little of this mystery every day.
Never lose a holy curiosity.
There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.
The devil has put a penalty on all things we enjoy in life. Either we suffer in health or we suffer in soul or we get fat.
The pursuit of truth and beauty is a sphere of activity in which we are permitted to remain children all our lives.
A table, a chair, a bowl of fruit and a violin; what else does a man need to be happy.
Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one.
The only real valuable thing is intuition.
A person starts to live when he can live outside himself.
Weakness of attitude becomes weakness of character.
The eternal mystery of the world is its comprehensibility
Sometimes one pays most for the things one gets for nothing.
Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new.
Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler.
Science is a wonderful thing if one does not have to earn one's living at it.
The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources.
The whole of science is nothing more than a refinement of everyday thinking.
God does not care about our mathematical difficulties. He integrates empirically.
An empty stomach is not a good political advisor.
Violence sometimes may have cleared away obstructions quickly, but it never has proved itself creative.
Why does this applied science, which saves work and makes life easier, bring us so little happiness? The simple answer runs: Because we have not yet learned to make sensible use of it.
The discovery of nuclear chain reactions need not bring about the destruction of mankind any more than did the discovery of matches. We only must do everything in our power to safeguard against its abuse. Only a supranational organization, equipped with a sufficiently strong executive power, can protect us.
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