Albert Einstein
Germany
14 Mar 1879 // 18 Apr 1955
Physician / Philosopher
14 Mar 1879 // 18 Apr 1955
Physician / Philosopher
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Nationalism is an infantile disease. It is the measles of mankind
My religion consists of a humble admiration of the illimitable superior spirit who reveals himself in the slight details we are able to perceive with our frail and feeble mind
Most people say that is it is the intellect which makes a great scientist. They are wrong: it is character
Most of the fundamental ideas of science are essentially simple, and may, as a rule, be expressed in a language comprehensible to everyone
Morality is of the highest importance - but for us, not for God
Memory is deceptive because it is colored by today's events
Love is a better teacher than duty
Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better
Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere
Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is not to stop questioning
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On Anger: "For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind."
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On Destiny: "Our destiny exercises its influence over us even when, as yet, we have not learned its nature: it is our future that lays down the law of our today."
Human, All Too Human
Human, All Too Human
On Friendship: "A crowd is not company; and faces are but a gallery of pictures; and talk but a tinkling cymbal, where there is no love."
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