Albert Einstein Quotes
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I believe that the horrifying deterioration in the ethical conduct of people today stems from the mechanization and dehumanization of our lives. A disastrous by-product of the development of the scientific and technical mentality. We are guilty. Man grows cold faster than the planet he inhabits.
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It is impossible to get anywhere without sinning against reason.
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I hope that someday, our humanity might yet surpass our technology.
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All religions, arts and sciences are branches of the same tree. All these aspirations are directed toward ennobling man's life, lifting it from the sphere of mere physical existence and leading the individual towards freedom.
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When a man is sufficiently motivated, discipline will take care of itself.
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It takes a touch of genius - and a lot of courage to move in the opposite direction.
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Art is the expression of the profoundest thoughts in the simplest way.
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In one's youth every person and every event appear to be unique. With age one becomes much more aware that similar events recur. Later on, one is less often delighted or surprised, but also less disappointed than in earlier years.
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Every thoughtful, well-meaning and conscientious human being should assume in time of peace, the solemn and unconditional obligation not to participate in any war, for any reason or to lend support of any kind, whether direct or indirect.
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Science has been charged with undermining morality, but the charge is unjust.
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The most important question a person can ask is, "Is the Universe a friendly place?
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When you trip over love, it is easy to get up. But when you fall in love, it is impossible to stand again.
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It is only to the individual that a soul is given.
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Man, surrounded by facts, permitting himself no surprise, no intuitive flash, no great hypothesis, no risk, is in a locked cell. Ignorance cannot seal the mind and imagination more securely.
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The world is so full of possibilities that dogmatism is simply indecent.
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If I would follow your advice and Jesus could perceive it, he, as a Jewish teacher, surely would not approve of such behavior.
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The truth of a theory can never be proven, for one never knows if future experience will contradict its conclusions.
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One should respect an honest person even if he expresses opinions differing from one's own.
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If someone feels that he has never made a mistake in his life, it only means that he has never tried anything new in his life.
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It is my inner conviction that the development of science seeks in the main to satisfy the longing for pure knowledge.
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If one tries to navigate unknown waters one runs the risk of shipwreck.
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The most difficult part about understanding something is that we understand it all.
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How insidious Nature is when one is trying to get at it experimentally.
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The basic laws of the universe are simple, but because our senses are limited, we can't grasp them. There is a pattern in creation.