Albert Einstein Quotes
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We should take care not to make the intellect our God; it has, of course, powerful muscles, but no personality.
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It seems hard to sneak a look at God's cards. But that He plays dice and uses 'telepathic' methods... is something that I cannot believe for a single moment. moment.
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In my opinion there is no other salvation for civilization and even for the human race than the creation of a world government with security on the basis of law. As long as there are sovereign states with their separate armaments and armament secrets, new world wars cannot be avoided.
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When I'm judging a theory, I ask myself whether, if I were God, I would have arranged the world in such a way.
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I do not need any promise of eternity to be happy. My eternity is now. I have only one interest: to fulfill my purpose here where I am. This purpose is not given me by my parents or my surroundings. It is induced by some unknown factors. These factors make me a part of eternity.
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Knowledge is dead; the school, however, serves the living.
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I shall never believe that God plays dice with the world.
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I believe in Spinoza's God, who reveals Himself in the lawful harmony of the world, not in a God who concerns Himself with the fate and the doings of mankind...
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To think with fear of the end of one's life is pretty general with human beings. It is one of the means nature uses to conserve the life of the species. Approached rationally that fear is the most unjustified of all fears, for there is no risk of any accidents to one who is dead or not yet born. In short, the fear is stupid but it cannot be helped.
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It may be possible to fight intolerance, stupidity, and fanaticism seperately, but when they come together there is no hope.
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What really interests me is whether God had any choice in the creation of the World.
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There is nothing divine about morality, it is a purely human affair.
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Hunger, love, pain, fear are some of those inner forces which rule the individual's instinct for self preservation.
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Knowledge of what is does not open the door directly to what should be.
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The Bible is a great source of wisdom and consolation and should be read frequently.
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Our defense is not in our armaments, nor in science, nor in going underground. Our defense is in law and order.
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Time is just something we invented to make motion seem simple.
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This topic brings me to that worst outcrop of herd life, the military system, which I abhor... This plague-spot of civilization ought to be abolished with all possible speed.
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Degeneracy follows every autocratic system of violence, for violence inevitably attracts moral inferiors. Time has proven that illustrious tyrants are succeeded by scoundrels.
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I made one great mistake in my life-when I signed the letter to President Roosevelt recommending that atom bombs be made but there was some justification-the danger that the Germans would make them.
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The important things are always simple.
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Ninety nine failed solutions equals a gain of 99 pieces of information.
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I am not more gifted than anybody else. I am just more curious than the average person and I will not give up a problem until I have found the proper solution.
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This subject brings me to that vilest offspring of the herd mind - the odious militia. The man who enjoys marching in line and file to the strains of music falls below my contempt; he received his great brain by mistake - the spinal cord would have been amply sufficient. This heroism at command, this senseless violence, this accursed bombast of patriotism - how intensely I despise them! War is low and despicable, and I had rather be smitten to shreds than participate in such doings.