Find the best quotes, maxims and aphorisms of Albert Einstein

Biography : German-born theoretical physicist who developed the theory of relativity. Nobel Prize in Physics (1921).
Born: 1879 - Died: 1955
Period:
20th century
19th century
Place of birth: Germany
Germany

Albert Einstein - Quotes

Laws alone cannot secure freedom of expression; in order that every man may present his views without penalty, there must be a spirit of tolerance in the entire population.
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Nature hides her secret because of her essential loftiness, but not by means of ruse.
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The most incomprehensible thing about the world is that it is comprehensible.
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Heroism on command, senseless violence, and all the loathsome nonsense that goes by the name of patriotism - how passionately I hate them!
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I do not believe in the God of theology who rewards good and punishes evil.
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If people are good only because they fear punishment, and hope for reward, then we are a sorry lot indeed.
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I am enough of an artist to draw freely upon my imagination.
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To raise new questions, new possibilities, to regard old problems from a new angle, requires creative imagination and marks real advance in science.
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Nothing is more destructive of respect for the government and the law of the land than passing laws which cannot be enforced.
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The fear of death is the most unjustified of all fears, for there's no risk of accident for someone who's dead.
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death

Without deep reflection one knows from daily life that one exists for other people.
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The whole of science is nothing more than a refinement of everyday thinking.
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science

Peace cannot be kept by force it can only be achieved by understanding.
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We should take care not to make the intellect our god it has, of course, powerful muscles, but no personality.
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You cannot simultaneously prevent and prepare for war.
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Common sense is the collection of prejudices acquired by age eighteen.
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If we knew what it was we were doing, it would not be called research, would it?
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I believe that a simple and unassuming manner of life is best for everyone, best both for the body and the mind.
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life

Everyone should be respected as an individual, but no one idolized.
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The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination.
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A table, a chair, a bowl of fruit and a violin what else does a man need to be happy?
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It was the experience of mystery - even if mixed with fear - that engendered religion.
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Occurrences in this domain are beyond the reach of exact prediction because of the variety of factors in operation, not because of any lack of order in nature.
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Perfection of means and confusion of ends seem to characterize our age.
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perfection

People love chopping wood. In this activity one immediately sees results.
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Force always attracts men of low morality.
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I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones.
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No amount of experimentation can ever prove me right a single experiment can prove me wrong.
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The release of atomic energy has not created a new problem. It has merely made more urgent the necessity of solving an existing one.
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Morality is of the highest importance - but for us, not for God.
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Albert Einstein - Quotes

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