Albert Einstein

Germany
14 Mar 1879 // 18 Apr 1955
Physician / Philosopher

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The difference between stupidity and genius is that genius has its limits
The devil has put a penalty on all things we enjoy in life. Either we suffer in health or we suffer in soul or we get fat
The attempt to combine wisdom and power has only rarely been successful and then only for a short while
Technological progress is like an axe in the hands of a pathological criminal
Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value
Science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind
Science is a wonderful thing if one does not have to earn one's living at it
Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one
Reading, after a certain age, diverts the mind too much from its creative pursuits. Any man who reads too much and uses his own brain too little falls into lazy habits of thinking
Politics is for the present, but an equation is for eternity
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