Truth be told; there have been numerous impressive thinkers, but then, there are brilliant minds that bring a lasting and significant impact than others. One prominent individual for his intellectual achievements is the influential physicist Albert Einstein. Born on 14th March 1879, in Ulm, Wurttemberg, Germany, Einstein is not only known for his genius theories and mathematics but also his unique way with words.
When it comes to iconic names of men and women in the field of science from the 20th century, there is none more ubiquitous than Albert Einstein. His knowledge and expertise are unmatched. Albert developed the special and general theory of relativity and confirmed his unmatched knowledge in physics and mathematics by winning the Noble Prize for Physics in 1921 after explaining the photoelectric effect.
Einstein wrote that two “wonders” deeply affected his early life. His first wonder was his encounter with a compass at the age of five years. He was baffled that invisible forces could deflect a needle which lead to his lasting fascination with invisible forces. The second wonder was discovering the book of geometry which he called his “sacred little geometry book.”
Einstein was a very religious person thus his famous quote, “Science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind.”. Below is a collection of his most famous quotes about science, humanity, friendship, humility, kindness, fame, and more.
Albert Einstein Quotes
1. “A hundred times every day I remind myself that my inner and outer life are based on the labors of other men, living and dead, and that I must exert myself in order to give in the same measure as I have received and am still receiving.”– Albert Einstein
2. “Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I’m not sure about the former.”– Albert Einstein
3. “We can’t solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them.”– Albert Einstein
4. “The world is a dangerous place to live; not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don’t do anything about it.”– Albert Einstein
5. “If you want your children to be intelligent, read them fairy tales. If you want them to be more intelligent, read them more fairy tales.”– Albert Einstein
6. “Nothing truly valuable arises from ambition or from a mere sense of duty; it stems rather from love and devotion toward men and toward objective things.”– Albert Einstein
7. “I am by heritage a Jew, by citizenship a Swiss, and by makeup a human being, and only a human being, without any special attachment to any state or national entity whatsoever.”– Albert Einstein
8. “You have to learn the rules of the game. And then you have to play better than anyone else.”– Albert Einstein
9. “Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.”– Albert Einstein
10. “To raise new questions, new possibilities, to regard old problems from a new angle, requires creative imagination and marks real advance in science.”– Albert Einstein
11. “Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds. The mediocre mind is incapable of understanding the man who refuses to bow blindly to conventional prejudices and chooses instead to express his opinions courageously and honestly.”– Albert Einstein
12. “Imagination is more important than knowledge. For knowledge is limited, whereas imagination embraces the entire world, stimulating progress, giving birth to evolution.”– Albert Einstein
13. “The most beautiful experience we can have is the mysterious. It is the fundamental emotion that stands at the cradle of true art and true science.”– Albert Einstein
14. “The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existence. One cannot help but be in awe when he contemplates the mysteries of eternity, of life, of the marvelous structure of reality. It is enough if one tries merely to comprehend a little of this mystery each day.”– Albert Einstein
15. “Once you can accept the universe as matter expanding into nothing that is something, wearing stripes with plaid comes easy.”– Albert Einstein
16. “Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new.”– Albert Einstein
17. “There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.”– Albert Einstein
18. “It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge.”– Abert Einstein
19. “I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones.”– Albert Einstein
20. ” If people are good only because they fear punishment, and hope for reward, then we are a sorry lot indeed.”– Albert Einstein
21. “All that is valuable in human society depends upon the opportunity for development accorded the individual.”– Albert Einstein
22. “Put your hand on a hot stove for a minute and it seems like an hour. Sit with a pretty girl for an hour, and it seems like a minute.”– Albert Einstein
23. “I speak to everyone in the same way, whether he is the garbage man or the president of the university.”– Albert Einstein
24.” If I were not a physicist, I would probably be a musician. I often think in music. I live my daydreams in music. I see my life in terms of music.”– Albert Einstein
25. “If A is a success in life, then A equals x plus y plus z. Work is x; y is play; and z is keeping your mouth shut.”– Albert Einstein
26. “Whoever is careless with the truth in small matters cannot be trusted with important matters.”– Albert Einstein
27. “We dance for laughter, we dance for tears, we dance for madness, we dance for fears, we dance for hopes, we dance for screams, we are the dancers, we create the dreams.”– Albert Einstein
28. “We all know that light travels faster than sound. That’s why certain people appear bright until you hear them speak.”– Albert Einstein
29. “I live in that solitude which is painful in youth, but delicious in the years of maturity.”– Albert Einstein
30. “The world is in greater peril from those who tolerate or encourage evil than from those who actually commit it.”– Albert Einstein
31. “Man would indeed be in a poor way if he had to be restrained by fear of punishment and hopes of reward after death.”– Albert Einstein
32. “Although I am a typical loner in daily life, my consciousness of belonging to the invisible community of those who strive for truth, beauty, and justice has preserved me from feeling isolated.”– Albert Einstein
33. “The destiny of civilized humanity depends more than ever on the moral forces it is capable of generating.”– Albert Einstein
34. “The man who regards his own life and that of his fellow creatures as meaningless is not merely unfortunate but almost disqualified for life.”– Albert Einstein
35. “The wireless telegraph is not difficult to understand. The ordinary telegraph is like a very long cat. You pull the tail in New York, and it meows in Los Angeles. The wireless is the same, only without the cat.”– Albert Einstein
36. “Not everything that counts can be counted, and not everything that can be counted counts. (Sign hanging in Einstein’s office at Princeton).”– Albert Einstein
37. “Our death is not an end if we have lived on in our children and the younger generations. For they are us; our bodies are only wilted leaves on the tree of life.”– Albert Einstein
38. “For a place to be born in, the house is pleasant enough, because on that occasion one makes no great aesthetic demands; instead one begins life screaming at one’s dear ones, without bothering too much about reasons and circumstances.”– Albert Einstein
39. “No amount of experimentation can ever prove me right; a single experiment can prove me wrong.”– Albert Einstein
40. “Few people are capable of expressing with equanimity opinions which differ from the prejudices of their social environment. Most people are even incapable of forming such opinions.”– Albert Einstein
41. “I very rarely think in words at all. A thought comes, and I may try to express it in words afterwards.”– Albert Einstein
42. “As a human being, one has been endowed with just enough intelligence to be able to see clearly how utterly inadequate that intelligence is when confronted with what exists.”– Albert Einstein
43. “Most teachers waste their time by asking questions that are intended to discover what a pupil does not know, whereas the true art of questioning is to discover what the pupil does know or is capable of knowing.”– Albert Einstein
44. “Once we accept our limits, we go beyond them.”– Albert Einstein
45. “Never memorize something that you can look up.”–Albert Einstein
46. “It would be possible to describe everything scientifically, but it would make no sense; it would be without meaning, as if you described a Beethoven symphony as a variation of wave pressure.”– Albert Einstein
47. “The pursuit of truth and beauty is a sphere of activity in which we are permitted to remain children all our lives.”– Albert Einstein
48. “I am enough of an artist to draw freely upon my imagination. Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world.”– Albert Einstein
49. “When you trip over love, it is easy to get up. But when you fall in love, it is impossible to stand again.”– Albert Einstein
50. “Peace cannot be kept by force; it can only be achieved by understanding.”– Albert Einstein
51 “I think and think for months and years. Ninety-nine times, the conclusion is false. The hundredth time I am right.”– Albert Einstein
52. “He who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good as dead; his eyes are closed.”– Albert Einstein
53. “I believe that a simple and unassuming manner of life is best for everyone, best both for the body and the mind.”– Albert Einstein
54. “The gift of fantasy has meant more to me than my talent for absorbing positive knowledge.”– Albert Einstein
55. “Our task must be to free ourselves by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature and its beauty.”– Albert Einstein
56. “Concern for man and his fate must always form the chief interest of all technical endeavors. Never forget this in the midst of your diagrams and equations.”– Albert Einstein
57. “I am not only a pacifist but a militant pacifist. I am willing to fight for peace. Nothing will end war unless the people themselves refuse to go to war.”– Albert Einstein
58. “A happy man is too satisfied with the present to dwell too much on the future.”– Albert Einstein
59. “The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existence.”– Albert Einstein
60. “Science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind.”– Albert Einstein
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Summary
Albert Einstein’s greatness and genius will be spread to many generations to come. Being recognized as the most influential physicist of the 20th century is not an easy feat. He has derived several laws and principles in physics which that have been the backbone of modern technology. The above quotes by Albert Einstein are very educative, inspiring and drive your curiosity to learn new things and understand what nature provides.
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