Quotes from Albert Einstein

The world is a dangerous place, not because of those who do evil but because of those who look on and do nothing.

Not mastery but service," will lead people in the right way.

Science, however, cannot create ends and, even less, instill them in human beings; science, at most, can supply the means by which to attain certain ends. But the ends themselves are conceived by personalities with lofty ethical ideals and—if these ends are not stillborn, but vital and vigorous—are adopted and carried forward by those many human beings who, half unconsciously, determine the slow evolution of society.

of the actual objects of physical reality. Physical objects are not in space, but these objects are spatially extended.

The question that sometime's drive's me hazy, am i or the other's crazy?

The only thing you have to absolutely know is the location of the library.

True human progress is based less on the inventive mind than on the conscience of such men as Brandeis. ~ Albert Einstein

We shall be able to solve the problem when it will be clearly evident to all that there is no other, no cheaper way out of the present situation.

It is my conviction that pure mathematical construction enables us to discover the concepts and the laws connecting them, which give us the key to the understanding of the phenomena of nature.

The search for truth and knowledge is one of the finest attributes of man—though often it is most loudly voiced by those who strive for it the least.

If people are not laughing at your goals,then your goals are too small

WHAT is the meaning of human life, or of organic life altogether? To answer this question at all implies a religion.

I also consider that plain living is good for everybody, physically and mentally.

If I were given one hour to save the world, I would spend 50 minutes defining the problem.

Weak people get revenge, strong people forgive, and intelligent people ignore.

Viendo toda esta armonía del cosmos que yo, con mi mente humana limitada, puedo reconocer, todavía hay gente que dice que no hay Dios. Pero lo que me enfada de verdad es que me citen para respaldar esas ideas.

I believe that the abominable deterioration of ethical standards stems primarily from the mechanization and depersonalization of our lives, a disastrous byproduct of science and technology. Nostra culpa!" Einstein wrote in a letter to his friend, psychiatrist Otto Juliusburger, in 1948

El año pasado pregunté a un conocido diplomático norteamericano de la Sociedad de Naciones por qué no amenazaban al Japón con un embargo comercial si continuaba con su campaña de violencia.Nuestros intereses económicos son demasiado poderosos fue la respuesta. ¿Cómo es posible ayudar a los hombres si son capaces de contentarse con este tipo de argumentos?

it is not difficult to understand why the general principle of relativity (on the basis of the equivalence principle) has led to a theory of gravitation.

This topic brings me to that worst outcrop of the herd nature, the military system, which I abhor. That a man can take pleasure in marching in formation to the strains of a band is enough to make me despise him. He has only been given his big brain by mistake; a backbone was all he needed. This plague-spot of civilization ought to be abolished with all possible speed. Heroism by order, senseless violence, and all the pestilent nonsense that goes by the name of patriotism-how I hate them!

human community life cannot long endure on a basis of crude force, brutality, terror, and hate. Only understanding for our neighbors, justice in our dealings, and willingness to help our fellow men can give human society permanence and assure security for the individual.

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, just as the man who spends too much time in the theatre is tempted to be content with living vicariously instead of living his own life.

I believe the most important mission of the state is to protect the individual and make it possible for him to develop into a creative personality.

The most beautiful experience we can have is the mysterious.