Albert Einstein Quotes
Desire for approval and recognition is a healthy motive, but the desire to be acknowledged as better, stronger, or more intelligent than a fellow being or fellow scholar easily leads to an excessively egoistic psychological adjustment, which may become injurious for the individual and for the community.
Quotes to Explore
-
The desire is thy prayers; and if thy desire is without ceasing, thy prayer will also be without ceasing. The continuance of your longing is the continuance of your prayer.
-
My hair and make-up secret is 'the messier the better.'
-
I think the National League has better biorhythms in July.
-
The universal practice of closing the eyes of the dead may be thought to have originated in the desire that he might be prevented from seeing his way.
-
I always wanted to be a singer, and so, when I was 5 years old, I started acting classes so I could be a better performer. I wanted to have a powerful voice so I could be heard.
-
Desire is the very essence of man.
-
If you desire to be pure, have firm faith, and slowly go on with your devotional practices without wasting your energy in useless scriptural discussions and arguments. Your little brain will otherwise be muddled.
-
Society attacks early, when the individual is helpless.
-
Ambition is the immoderate desire for power.
-
By nature, men desire the beautiful.
-
An anxious unrest, a fierce craving desire for gain has taken possession of the commercial world, and in instances no longer rare the most precious and permanent goods of human life have been madly sacrificed in the interests of momentary enrichment.
-
If God should desire to raise us to the position of one who is an intimate and shares his secrets, we ought to accept this gladly.
-
Even the best scientists are often insecure and feel the need for recognition.
-
Sometimes there's cities where it's just hard to find healthy food. You just have to be prepared.
-
I think what Trump will be judged on by the folks that voted for him... is whether things start to get a little bit better over the next few years. And ultimately, that doesn't depend on whether Jeff Sessions is the attorney general.
-
He who stops being better stops being good.
-
Man is a creation of desire, not a creation of need.
-
I cry a lot when I feel empathy. I can feel heartbroken by life, and I cry quite easily, sometimes for no reason. It's healthy, I think.
-
A thirsty ambition for truth and virtue, and a frenzy to conquer all lies and vices which are not recognized as such nor desire to be; herein consists the heroic spirit of the philosopher.
-
In all of nature structure determines function. Yet many people consider the marathoner and football linebacker all to be just one composite human being, an athlete. The body must be used to determine its role in sport. 'My aim is to develop every individual according to his best potential, protect him from false ambition, the desire to be someone he never can be and, more important, never should be.'
-
The nice thing about the gallery shows is that without having to pay any money you can just go and see it.
-
We live in a world that relies on technology.
-
Desire for approval and recognition is a healthy motive, but the desire to be acknowledged as better, stronger, or more intelligent than a fellow being or fellow scholar easily leads to an excessively egoistic psychological adjustment, which may become injurious for the individual and for the community.
