Albert Einstein Quotes
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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.
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Education is not received. It is achieved.
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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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How can this cosmic religious experience be communicated from man to man, if it cannot lead to a definite conception of God or to a theology? It seems to me that the most important function of art and of science is to arouse and keep alive this feeling in those who are receptive.
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Intellectual growth should commence at birth and cease only at death.
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A man should look for what is, and not for what he thinks should be.
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Knowledge and ego are directly related. the less knowledge, the greater the ego.
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God reveals himself in the orderly harmony of what exists.
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You cannot solve current problems with current thinking. Current problems are the result of current thinking.
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Try first to be a man of value; success will follow.
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What is inconceivable about the universe is that it is at all conceivable.
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When I was still a rather precocious young man, I already realized most vividly the futility of the hopes and aspirations that most men pursue throughout their lives.
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Everything that can be counted does not necessarily count; everything that counts cannot necessarily be counted.
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Truly novel inventions emerge only in one's youth. Later one becomes ever more experienced, famous-and foolish.
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The fear of death is the most unjustified of all fears, for there's no risk of accident for someone who's dead.
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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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Be kind to people who are different from you.
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A new type of thinking is essential if mankind is to survive and move toward higher levels.
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If we have the courage to decide ourselves for peace we will have peace.
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It is not so important where one settles down. The best thing is to follow your instincts without too much reflection.
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A clever person solves a problem. A wise person avoids it.
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The only thing that you absolutely have to know, is the location of the library.
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The magic of compounding interest is truly the eighth wonder of the world!
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Conceptions without experience are void; experience without conceptions is blind.