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Albert Einstein

Scientist/Inventor

Albert Einstein was a brilliant physicist whose discoveries transformed our understanding of the universe. Beyond science, his reflections on curiosity, imagination, and the human experience reveal a deeply thoughtful and insightful mind. The following quotes capture Einstein’s wisdom, blending intellect with inspiration for life, learning, and creativity.
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Once we accept our limits, we go beyond them.
Try not to become a man of success. Rather become a man of value.
Possessions, outward success, publicity, luxury - to me these have always been contemptible. I believe that a simple and unassuming manner of life is best for everyone, best for both the body and the mind.
All religions, arts and sciences are branches of the same tree. All these aspirations are directed toward ennobling man's life, lifting it from the sphere of mere physical existence and leading the individual towards freedom.
From Out of My Later Years: The Scientist, Philosopher, and Man Portrayed Through His Own Words
I maintain that the cosmic religious feeling is the strongest and noblest motive for scientific research.
From The World As I See It
Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe.
I never made one of my discoveries through the process of rational thinking
Although I am a typical loner in my daily life, my awareness of belonging to the invisible community of those who strive for truth, beauty, and justice has prevented me from feelings of isolation.
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.
Those whose acquaintance with scientific research is derived chiefly from its practical results easily develop a completely false notion of the mentality of the men who, surrounded by a skeptical world, have shown the way to kindred spirits scattered wide through the world and through the centuries. Only one who has devoted his life to similar ends can have a vivid realization of what has inspired these men and given them the strength to remain true to their purpose in spite of countless failures. It is cosmic religious feeling that gives a man such strength. A contemporary has said, not unjustly, that in this materialistic age of ours the serious scientific workers are the only profoundly religious people.
From The World As I See It
Never memorize something that you can look up.
The most beautiful experience we can have is the mysterious. It is the fundamental emotion that stands at the cradle of true art and true science.
From The World As I See It
The Revolution introduced me to art, and in turn, art introduced me to the Revolution!
I have no special talent. I am only passionately curious.
You never fail until you stop trying.
It occurred to me by intuition, and music was the driving force behind that intuition. My discovery was the result of musical perception.
We know from daily life that we exist for other people first of all, for whose smiles and well-being our own happiness depends.
If there is any religion that could respond to the needs of modern science, it would be Buddhism.
The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science. He to whom the emotion is a stranger, who can no longer pause to wonder and stand wrapped in awe, is as good as dead —his eyes are closed. The insight into the mystery of life, coupled though it be with fear, has also given rise to religion. To know what is impenetrable to us really exists, manifesting itself as the highest wisdom and the most radiant beauty, which our dull faculties can comprehend only in their most primitive forms—this knowledge, this feeling is at the center of true religiousness.
From Living Philosophies
It was, of course, a lie what you read about my religious convictions, a lie which is being systematically repeated. I do not believe in a personal God and I have never denied this but have expressed it clearly. If something is in me which can be called religious then it is the unbounded admiration for the structure of the world so far as our science can reveal it.
From Albert Einstein: The Human Side
You see, wire telegraph is a kind of a very, very long cat. You pull his tail in New York and his head is meowing in Los Angeles. Do you understand this? And radio operates exactly the same way: you send signals here, they receive them there. The only difference is that there is no cat.
If tomorrow were never to come, it would not be worth living today.
From On Humanism
Creativity is intelligence having fun.
God is subtle but he is not malicious.
Once we accept our limits, we go beyond them.
Try not to become a man of success. Rather become a man of value.
Possessions, outward success, publicity, luxury - to me these have always been contemptible. I believe that a simple and unassuming manner of life is best for everyone, best for both the body and the mind.
All religions, arts and sciences are branches of the same tree. All these aspirations are directed toward ennobling man's life, lifting it from the sphere of mere physical existence and leading the individual towards freedom.
From Out of My Later Years: The Scientist, Philosopher, and Man Portrayed Through His Own Words
I maintain that the cosmic religious feeling is the strongest and noblest motive for scientific research.
From The World As I See It
Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe.
I never made one of my discoveries through the process of rational thinking
Although I am a typical loner in my daily life, my awareness of belonging to the invisible community of those who strive for truth, beauty, and justice has prevented me from feelings of isolation.
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.
Those whose acquaintance with scientific research is derived chiefly from its practical results easily develop a completely false notion of the mentality of the men who, surrounded by a skeptical world, have shown the way to kindred spirits scattered wide through the world and through the centuries. Only one who has devoted his life to similar ends can have a vivid realization of what has inspired these men and given them the strength to remain true to their purpose in spite of countless failures. It is cosmic religious feeling that gives a man such strength. A contemporary has said, not unjustly, that in this materialistic age of ours the serious scientific workers are the only profoundly religious people.
From The World As I See It
Never memorize something that you can look up.
The most beautiful experience we can have is the mysterious. It is the fundamental emotion that stands at the cradle of true art and true science.
From The World As I See It
The Revolution introduced me to art, and in turn, art introduced me to the Revolution!
I have no special talent. I am only passionately curious.
You never fail until you stop trying.
It occurred to me by intuition, and music was the driving force behind that intuition. My discovery was the result of musical perception.
We know from daily life that we exist for other people first of all, for whose smiles and well-being our own happiness depends.
If there is any religion that could respond to the needs of modern science, it would be Buddhism.
The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science. He to whom the emotion is a stranger, who can no longer pause to wonder and stand wrapped in awe, is as good as dead —his eyes are closed. The insight into the mystery of life, coupled though it be with fear, has also given rise to religion. To know what is impenetrable to us really exists, manifesting itself as the highest wisdom and the most radiant beauty, which our dull faculties can comprehend only in their most primitive forms—this knowledge, this feeling is at the center of true religiousness.
From Living Philosophies
It was, of course, a lie what you read about my religious convictions, a lie which is being systematically repeated. I do not believe in a personal God and I have never denied this but have expressed it clearly. If something is in me which can be called religious then it is the unbounded admiration for the structure of the world so far as our science can reveal it.
From Albert Einstein: The Human Side
You see, wire telegraph is a kind of a very, very long cat. You pull his tail in New York and his head is meowing in Los Angeles. Do you understand this? And radio operates exactly the same way: you send signals here, they receive them there. The only difference is that there is no cat.
If tomorrow were never to come, it would not be worth living today.
From On Humanism
Creativity is intelligence having fun.
God is subtle but he is not malicious.
Once we accept our limits, we go beyond them.
Try not to become a man of success. Rather become a man of value.
Possessions, outward success, publicity, luxury - to me these have always been contemptible. I believe that a simple and unassuming manner of life is best for everyone, best for both the body and the mind.
All religions, arts and sciences are branches of the same tree. All these aspirations are directed toward ennobling man's life, lifting it from the sphere of mere physical existence and leading the individual towards freedom.
From Out of My Later Years: The Scientist, Philosopher, and Man Portrayed Through His Own Words
I maintain that the cosmic religious feeling is the strongest and noblest motive for scientific research.
From The World As I See It
Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe.
I never made one of my discoveries through the process of rational thinking
Although I am a typical loner in my daily life, my awareness of belonging to the invisible community of those who strive for truth, beauty, and justice has prevented me from feelings of isolation.
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.
Those whose acquaintance with scientific research is derived chiefly from its practical results easily develop a completely false notion of the mentality of the men who, surrounded by a skeptical world, have shown the way to kindred spirits scattered wide through the world and through the centuries. Only one who has devoted his life to similar ends can have a vivid realization of what has inspired these men and given them the strength to remain true to their purpose in spite of countless failures. It is cosmic religious feeling that gives a man such strength. A contemporary has said, not unjustly, that in this materialistic age of ours the serious scientific workers are the only profoundly religious people.
From The World As I See It
Never memorize something that you can look up.
The most beautiful experience we can have is the mysterious. It is the fundamental emotion that stands at the cradle of true art and true science.
From The World As I See It
The Revolution introduced me to art, and in turn, art introduced me to the Revolution!
I have no special talent. I am only passionately curious.
You never fail until you stop trying.
It occurred to me by intuition, and music was the driving force behind that intuition. My discovery was the result of musical perception.
We know from daily life that we exist for other people first of all, for whose smiles and well-being our own happiness depends.
If there is any religion that could respond to the needs of modern science, it would be Buddhism.
The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science. He to whom the emotion is a stranger, who can no longer pause to wonder and stand wrapped in awe, is as good as dead —his eyes are closed. The insight into the mystery of life, coupled though it be with fear, has also given rise to religion. To know what is impenetrable to us really exists, manifesting itself as the highest wisdom and the most radiant beauty, which our dull faculties can comprehend only in their most primitive forms—this knowledge, this feeling is at the center of true religiousness.
From Living Philosophies
It was, of course, a lie what you read about my religious convictions, a lie which is being systematically repeated. I do not believe in a personal God and I have never denied this but have expressed it clearly. If something is in me which can be called religious then it is the unbounded admiration for the structure of the world so far as our science can reveal it.
From Albert Einstein: The Human Side
You see, wire telegraph is a kind of a very, very long cat. You pull his tail in New York and his head is meowing in Los Angeles. Do you understand this? And radio operates exactly the same way: you send signals here, they receive them there. The only difference is that there is no cat.
If tomorrow were never to come, it would not be worth living today.
From On Humanism
Creativity is intelligence having fun.
God is subtle but he is not malicious.
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