Albert Einstein Quotes
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Time is just something we invented to make motion seem simple.
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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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What really interests me is whether God had any choice in the creation of the World.
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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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Knowledge of what is does not open the door directly to what should be.
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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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A life directed chiefly toward the fulfillment of personal desires will sooner or later always lead to bitter disappointment.
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It is quite possible to be both. I look upon myself as a man. Nationalism is an infantile disease. It is the measles of mankind.
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He who has never been deceived by a lie does not know the meaning of bliss.
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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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The Bible is a great source of wisdom and consolation and should be read frequently.
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The important things are always simple.
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Peace comes through understanding.
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The only thing that you absolutely have to know, is the location of the library.
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...and knowledge is one of the finest attributes of man - though often it is most loudly voiced by those who strive for it the least.
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If I had an hour to solve a problem and my life depended on the solution, I would spend the first 55 minutes determining the proper question to ask, for once I know the proper question, I could solve the problem in less than five minutes.
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I once thought that if I could ask God one question, I would ask how the universe began, because once I knew that, all the rest is simply equations. But as I got older I became less concerned with how the universe began. Rather, I would want to know why he started the universe. For once I knew that answer, then I would know the purpose of my own life.
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The mind that opens to a new idea never returns to its original size.
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Most people see what is, and never see what can be.
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The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science.