Albert Einstein Quotes
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The greatest knowledge a person can possess is the address of the local library.
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I have faith in the universe, for it is rational. Law underlies each happening. And I have faith in my purpose here on earth. I have faith in my intuition, the language of my conscience, but I have no faith in speculation about Heaven and Hell. I'm concerned with this time-here and now.
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To understand the world one must not be worrying about one's self.
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Arrows of hate have been aimed at me too, but they have never hit me, because somehow they belonged to another world with which I have no connection whatsoever.
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I believe that whatever we do or live for has its causality; it is good, however, that we cannot see through to it.
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The trite objects of human efforts-possessions, superficial success, luxury-have always seemed contemptible to me.
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No scientist thinks in formula.
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For an idea which, at first, does not seem absurd, there is no hope.
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In a healthy nation there is a kind of dramatic balance between the will of the people and the government, which prevents its degeneration into tyranny.
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Combinatory play seems to be the essential feature in productive thought - before there is any connection with logical construction in words or other kinds of signs which can be communicated to others.
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The world as we see it is only the world as we see it. Others may see it differently.
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Numerous are the academic professors, but rare are wise and noble teachers.
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Out yonder there is this huge world, which exists independently of us human beings and which stands before us like a great, eternal riddle, at least partially accessible to our inspection and thinking.
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A truly rational theory would allow us to deduce the elementary particles and not be forced to state them a priori.
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The step between genius and insanity is very short.
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Live with purpose. Don't let people or things around you get you down.
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A problem defined, is a problem half solved.
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Don't let the measurable drive out the relevant.
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Before God we are all equally wise - and equally foolish.
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It is impossible to get out of a problem by using the same kind of thinking that it took to get into it.
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Nothing causes more consternation in a group of hypocrits than one honest man.
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The really good music, whether of the East or of the West, cannot be analyzed.
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The ideas that have lighted my way have been kindness, beauty and truth.
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The tyranny of the ignoramuses is insurmountable and assured for all time.