Quotes from Albert Einstein

No fairer destiny could be allotted to any physical theory than that it should of itself point out the way to the introduction of a more comprehensive theory, in which it lives on as a limiting case.

When you are courting a nice girl an hour seems like a second.

All these primary impulses, not easily described in words, are the springs of man's actions.

God may be subtle, but he isn't plain mean.

It is intelligent to have a plan, but neurotic to fall in love with it.

Most of the fundamental ideas of science are essentially simple, and may, as a rule, be expressed in a language comprehensible to everyone.

Let every man be respected as an individual and no man idolized.

It is a magnificent feeling to recognize the unity of complex phenomena which appear to be things quite apart from the direct visible truth.

From a certain temperature on, the molecules 'condense' without attractive forces; that is, they accumulate at zero velocity. The theory is pretty, but is there some truth in it.

What I seek to accomplish is simply to serve with my feeble capacity truth and justice, at the risk of pleasing no one.

The ideals which have always shone before me and filled me with the joy of living are goodness, beauty, and truth.

It is difficult to say what truth is, but sometimes it is so easy to recognize a falsehood.

Academic chairs are many, but wise and noble teachers are few; lecture-rooms are numerous and large, but the number of young people who genuinely thirst after truth and justice is small

The right to search for truth implies also a duty.

The truth of a theory is in your mind, not in your eyes.

The ideals which have always shone before me and filled me with joy are goodness, beauty, and truth.

If you are out to describe the truth leave elegance to the tailor.

For the most part, I do the thing which my own nature prompts me to do. It is embarrassing to earn so much respect and love for it.

Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.

Love is a better master than duty.

I live in that solitude which is painful in youth, but delicious in the years of maturity.

In matters of truth and justice, there is no difference between large and small problems, for issues concerning the treatment of people are all the same.

Organized people are just too lazy to go looking for what they want.

Of all the communities available to us, there is not one I would want to devote myself to except for the society of the true seekers, which has very few living members at any one time.