Albert Einstein
Germany
14 Mar 1879 // 18 Apr 1955
Physician / Philosopher
14 Mar 1879 // 18 Apr 1955
Physician / Philosopher
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Only one who devotes himself to a cause with his whole strength and soul can be a true master. For this reason mastery demands all of a person
Only a life lived for others is a life worthwhile
Once we accept our limits, we go beyond them
Nothing is more destructive of respect for the government and the law of the land than passing laws which cannot be enforced
No problem can be solved from the same level of consciousness that created it
Never lose a holy curiosity
Never do anything against conscience even if the state demands it
Nationalism is an infantile disease. It is the measles of mankind
My religion consists of a humble admiration of the illimitable superior spirit who reveals himself in the slight details we are able to perceive with our frail and feeble mind
Most people say that is it is the intellect which makes a great scientist. They are wrong: it is character
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On Anger: "For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind."
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On Destiny: "Our destiny exercises its influence over us even when, as yet, we have not learned its nature: it is our future that lays down the law of our today."
Human, All Too Human
Human, All Too Human
On Friendship: "A crowd is not company; and faces are but a gallery of pictures; and talk but a tinkling cymbal, where there is no love."
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