Quotes from Albert Einstein

Mankind invented the atomic bomb, but no mouse would ever construct a moustrap.

Make things as simple as possible but no simpler

Hence I most seriously believe that one does people the best service by giving them some elevating work to do and thus indirectly elevating them. This applies most of all to the great artist, but also in a lesser degree to the scientist. To be sure, it is not the fruits of scientific research that elevate a man and enrich his nature, but the urge to understand, the intellectual work, creative or receptive.

Ai cÅ©ng là thiên tài. NhÆ°ng n?u b?n Ä'ánh giá má»™t con cá qua kh? n?ng leo cây c?a nó thì nó s? s?ng c? ??i tin r?ng mình là k? ngu ng?c.

Amerikalilar Almanlardan daha az egitimli olsalar bile onlarda daha fazla cosku ve enerji var; bu da yeni fikirlerin insanlar arasinda daha genis bir bicimde yayilmasini sagliyor.

The example of great and pure individuals is the only thing that can lead us to noble thoughts and deeds.

The world as we have created it is the process of our thinking. It cannot be changed without changing our thinking.

The scientific theorist is not to be envied. For Nature, or more precisely experiment, is an inexorable and not very friendly judge of his work. It never says Yes to a theory. In the most favorable cases it says Maybe, and in the great majority of cases simply No. If an experiment agrees with a theory it means for the latter Maybe, and if it does not agree it means No. Probably every theory will someday experience its No - most theories, soon after conception.

Only the individual can think, and thereby create new values for society, nay, even set up new moral standards to which the life of the community conforms. Without creative personalities able to think and judge independently, the upward development of society is as unthinkable as the development of the individual personality without the nourishing soil of the community.

Já não mais firmo uma opinião, um hábito ou um julgamento sobre outra pessoa. Testei o homem. É inconsistente.

Everything is determined, the beginning as well as the end, by forces over which we have no control. It is determined for insects as well as for the stars. Human beings, vegetables, or cosmic dust, we all dance to a mysterious tune, intoned in the distance by an invisible piper. You can will what you want, but you can't will what you will

Por qué debe temblar cada persona y cada país por la existencia de un país hostil? Porque cada uno busca su beneficio del momento, sin subordinarlo a la prosperidad y al bienestar de la comunidad. En todas partes se busca el camino hacia una existencia feliz y alegre por encima de la renuncia y la autolimitación.

Creativity is Intelligence Having Fun

Lo más incomprensible de universo es que sea comprensible.

Never mistake education for intellect.

Herhangi bir ders veya hobiye duyulan sevginin, gorev duygusundan daha iyi bir ogretmen olduguna inaniyorum; en azindan kendim acisindan.

Creo que la negativa al servicio militar por razones de conciencia, en caso que fiera hecha por cincuenta mil soldados, sería un poder irresistible. El individuo solo no puede obtener mucho. Aunque tampoco puede ser deseable que justamente los seres de más valor sean objeto de la destrucción por parte de esa maquinaria detrás de la cual se esconden tres grandes poderes: Imbecilidad, Temor y Codicia.

Almanyadaki semitizm karsitliginin ayni zaman bir Yahudi acisindan bakildiginda da hos karsilanmasi gereken somuclari var. Bana kalirsa alman yahudileri, surekli varliklarini, semitizm karsitligina borclular... Bu ayrim olmadan Almanyadaki yahudilerin asimilasyonu cabucak ve engelsiz gerceklesirdi.

Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe. a

Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value

Askerlik hizmeti yapmasi gerekenlerin yalnizca yuzde ikisi bile kendilerini savas direniscisi ilan etse ve savasmayacagiz. Uluslararasi ihtilaflari cozmek icin baska yontemlere ihtiyacimiz var, dese hukumetlerin eli kolu baglanir; bu kadar buyuk kitleleri hapse atamazlar.

Technological progress is like an axe in the hands of a pathological criminal. ~Albert Einstein

But the years of anxious searching in the dark, with their intense longing, their alternations of confidence and exhaustion, and the final emergence into the light - only those who have experienced it can understand that.

We cannot solve problems with the kind of thinking we employed when we came up with them