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.
Common sense is the collection of prejudices acquired by age eighteen.
Know where to find the information and how to use it. That’s the secret to success.
Try not to become a man of success but rather to become a man of value.
Common to all these types is the anthropomorphic character of their conception of God. In general, only individuals of exceptional endowments, and exceptionally high-minded communities, rise to any considerable extent above this level. But there is a third stage of religious experience which belongs to all of them, even though it is rarely found in a pure form: I shall call it cosmic religious feeling. It is very difficult to elucidate this feeling to anyone who is entirely without it, especially as there is no anthropomorphic conception of God corresponding to it.
From The World As I See It
Everything is determined, the beginning as well as the end, by forces over which we have no control. It is determined for the insect, as well as for the star. Human beings, vegetables, or cosmic dust, we all dance to a mysterious tune, intoned in the distance by an invisible piper.
A man's ethical behaviour should be based effectually on sympathy, education, and social ties and needs; no religious basis is necessary. Man would indeed be in a poor way if he had to be restrained by fear of punishment and hope of reward after death.
Black holes are where God divided by zero.
Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.
I must be willing to give up what I am in order to become what I will be.
Do not worry about your difficulties in Mathematics. I can assure you mine are still greater.
I cannot imagine a God who rewards and punishes the objects of his creation, whose purposes are modeled after our own -- a God, in short, who is but a reflection of human frailty. Neither can I believe that the individual survives the death of his body, although feeble souls harbor such thoughts through fear or ridiculous egotisms.
That which is impenetrable to us really exists. Behind the secrets of nature remains something subtle, intangible, and inexplicable. Veneration for this force beyond anything that we can comprehend is my religion.
When you are courting a nice girl an hour seems like a second. When you sit on a red-hot cinder a second seems like an hour. That's relativity.
The only thing that interferes with my learning is my education.
Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.
You can't blame gravity for falling in love.
Imagination is everything. It is the preview of life's coming attractions.
Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value.
How can cosmic religious feeling be communicated from one person to another, if it can give rise to no definite notion of a God and no theology? In my view, it is the most important function of art and science to awaken this feeling and keep it alive in those who are receptive to it.
From The World As I See It
Student: Dr. Einstein, Aren't these the same questions as last year's [physics] final exam?
Dr. Einstein: Yes; But this year the answers are different.
Dr. Einstein: Yes; But this year the answers are different.
Even on the most solemn occasions I got away without wearing socks and hid that lack of civilization in high boots
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.
Common sense is the collection of prejudices acquired by age eighteen.
Know where to find the information and how to use it. That’s the secret to success.
Try not to become a man of success but rather to become a man of value.
Common to all these types is the anthropomorphic character of their conception of God. In general, only individuals of exceptional endowments, and exceptionally high-minded communities, rise to any considerable extent above this level. But there is a third stage of religious experience which belongs to all of them, even though it is rarely found in a pure form: I shall call it cosmic religious feeling. It is very difficult to elucidate this feeling to anyone who is entirely without it, especially as there is no anthropomorphic conception of God corresponding to it.
From The World As I See It
Everything is determined, the beginning as well as the end, by forces over which we have no control. It is determined for the insect, as well as for the star. Human beings, vegetables, or cosmic dust, we all dance to a mysterious tune, intoned in the distance by an invisible piper.
A man's ethical behaviour should be based effectually on sympathy, education, and social ties and needs; no religious basis is necessary. Man would indeed be in a poor way if he had to be restrained by fear of punishment and hope of reward after death.
Black holes are where God divided by zero.
Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.
I must be willing to give up what I am in order to become what I will be.
Do not worry about your difficulties in Mathematics. I can assure you mine are still greater.
I cannot imagine a God who rewards and punishes the objects of his creation, whose purposes are modeled after our own -- a God, in short, who is but a reflection of human frailty. Neither can I believe that the individual survives the death of his body, although feeble souls harbor such thoughts through fear or ridiculous egotisms.
That which is impenetrable to us really exists. Behind the secrets of nature remains something subtle, intangible, and inexplicable. Veneration for this force beyond anything that we can comprehend is my religion.
When you are courting a nice girl an hour seems like a second. When you sit on a red-hot cinder a second seems like an hour. That's relativity.
The only thing that interferes with my learning is my education.
Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.
You can't blame gravity for falling in love.
Imagination is everything. It is the preview of life's coming attractions.
Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value.
How can cosmic religious feeling be communicated from one person to another, if it can give rise to no definite notion of a God and no theology? In my view, it is the most important function of art and science to awaken this feeling and keep it alive in those who are receptive to it.
From The World As I See It
Student: Dr. Einstein, Aren't these the same questions as last year's [physics] final exam?
Dr. Einstein: Yes; But this year the answers are different.
Dr. Einstein: Yes; But this year the answers are different.
Even on the most solemn occasions I got away without wearing socks and hid that lack of civilization in high boots
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.
Common sense is the collection of prejudices acquired by age eighteen.
Know where to find the information and how to use it. That’s the secret to success.
Try not to become a man of success but rather to become a man of value.
Common to all these types is the anthropomorphic character of their conception of God. In general, only individuals of exceptional endowments, and exceptionally high-minded communities, rise to any considerable extent above this level. But there is a third stage of religious experience which belongs to all of them, even though it is rarely found in a pure form: I shall call it cosmic religious feeling. It is very difficult to elucidate this feeling to anyone who is entirely without it, especially as there is no anthropomorphic conception of God corresponding to it.
From The World As I See It
Everything is determined, the beginning as well as the end, by forces over which we have no control. It is determined for the insect, as well as for the star. Human beings, vegetables, or cosmic dust, we all dance to a mysterious tune, intoned in the distance by an invisible piper.
A man's ethical behaviour should be based effectually on sympathy, education, and social ties and needs; no religious basis is necessary. Man would indeed be in a poor way if he had to be restrained by fear of punishment and hope of reward after death.
Black holes are where God divided by zero.
Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.
I must be willing to give up what I am in order to become what I will be.
Do not worry about your difficulties in Mathematics. I can assure you mine are still greater.
I cannot imagine a God who rewards and punishes the objects of his creation, whose purposes are modeled after our own -- a God, in short, who is but a reflection of human frailty. Neither can I believe that the individual survives the death of his body, although feeble souls harbor such thoughts through fear or ridiculous egotisms.
That which is impenetrable to us really exists. Behind the secrets of nature remains something subtle, intangible, and inexplicable. Veneration for this force beyond anything that we can comprehend is my religion.
When you are courting a nice girl an hour seems like a second. When you sit on a red-hot cinder a second seems like an hour. That's relativity.
The only thing that interferes with my learning is my education.
Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.
You can't blame gravity for falling in love.
Imagination is everything. It is the preview of life's coming attractions.
Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value.
How can cosmic religious feeling be communicated from one person to another, if it can give rise to no definite notion of a God and no theology? In my view, it is the most important function of art and science to awaken this feeling and keep it alive in those who are receptive to it.
From The World As I See It
Student: Dr. Einstein, Aren't these the same questions as last year's [physics] final exam?
Dr. Einstein: Yes; But this year the answers are different.
Dr. Einstein: Yes; But this year the answers are different.
Even on the most solemn occasions I got away without wearing socks and hid that lack of civilization in high boots
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.