Albert Einstein

Theoretical Physicist German-American 1879 – 1955

Developed the theory of relativity and fundamentally changed physics.

382 quotes

"Anger dwells only in the bosom of fools."
Wisdom
"The only way to escape the corruptible effects of praise is to go on working."
Work
"A person starts to live when he can live outside himself."
Life
"The mind that opens to a new idea never returns to its original dimensions."
Knowledge
"Do not grow old, no matter what. There is nothing good in growing old."
Life
"The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in mind at the same time and still retain the ability to function."
Wisdom
"Only two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former."
Humor
"If I were not a physicist, I would probably be a musician."
Music
"I believe in Spinoza's God, who reveals himself in the harmony of all being."
Faith
"The value of a man resides in what he gives and not in what he is able to receive."
"Marriage is but a step toward a continuous happiness."
Relationships
"We are slowed down sound and light waves, a walking bundle of frequencies tuned into the cosmos."
Nature
"A man should look for what is, and not for what he thinks should be."
Truth
"Everything is energy and that's all there is to it."
Science
"Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results."
Wisdom
"The human mind is not capable of grasping the Universe."
Philosophy
"The distinction between past, present and future is only a stubbornly persistent illusion."
Time
"No problem can be solved from the same level of consciousness that created it."
Change
"The desire to create is one of the deepest yearnings of the human soul."
Creativity
"Technological progress is like an axe in the hands of a pathological criminal."
Technology
"Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire."
Education
"Unthinking respect for authority is the greatest enemy of truth."
Freedom
"The fear of death follows from the fear of life."
Death
"Concern for man and his fate must always form the chief interest of all technical endeavors."
"There are only a few who are wise by their own wisdom."
Wisdom
"The best education is what life teaches you."
Education
"God is subtle, but he is not malicious."
Faith
"Two things inspire me to awe: the starry heavens above and the moral universe within."
Inspiration
"The further the spiritual evolution of mankind advances, the more certain it seems to me that the path to genuine religiosity does not lie through fear of life."
Faith
"I have no fear of death. It might even be wonderful."
Courage