Top 25 Quotes by Albert Einstein of 1952 - Page 45

Well-being and happiness never appeared to me as an absolute aim. I am even inclined to compare such moral aims to the ambitions of a pig.

Well-being and happiness never appeared to me as an absolute aim. I am even inclined to compare such moral aims to the ambitions of a pig.

Albert Einstein

Happiness, Ambition, Pigs

Laws alone can not secure freedom of expression; in order that every man present his views without penalty there must be spirit of tolerance in the entire population.

Albert Einstein

Inspirational, Motivational, Freedom

Albert Einstein (2011). “Out of My Later Years: The Scientist, Philosopher, and Man Portrayed Through His Own Words”, p.14, Open Road Media

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

Real, Creativity, Science

Albert Einstein, Leopold Infeld (1966). “Evolution of Physics”, p.92, Simon and Schuster

I became more and more convinced that even nature could be understood as a relatively simple mathematical structure.

Albert Einstein

Simple, Structure, Mathematical

Albert Einstein (2010). “The Ultimate Quotable Einstein”, p.16, Princeton University Press

I know very well that many scientists consider dowsing as they do astrology, as a type of ancient superstition. According to my conviction this is, unjustified. The dowsing rod is a simple instrument which shows the uncanny reaction of the human nervous system to certain factors which are unknown to us at this time.

Albert Einstein

Simple, Astrology, Superstitions

We [Jews] have no other means of self-defense than our solidarity

Albert Einstein

Mean, Self, Defense

Albert Einstein (2010). “Ideas And Opinions”, p.200, Broadway Books

As long as I have any choice in the matter, I shall live only in a country where civil liberty, tolerance and equality of all citizens before the law prevail.

Albert Einstein

Country, Freedom, Law

Albert Einstein (2017). “Einstein on Peace”, p.306, Pickle Partners Publishing

I am strongly drawn to a frugal life and am often oppressively aware that I am engrossing an undue amount of the labor of my fellow men.

Albert Einstein

Men, Fellow Man, Frugal

Albert Einstein (2010). “Ideas And Opinions”, p.8, Broadway Books

I believe in intuition and inspiration...at times I feel certain I am right while not knowing the reason.

Albert Einstein

Believe, Inspiration, Knowing

Albert Einstein, George Bernard Shaw (2012). “Einstein on Cosmic Religion and Other Opinions and Aphorisms”, p.97, Courier Corporation

In my view, it is the most important function of art and science to awaken this feeling and keep it alive in those who are capable of it.

Albert Einstein

Religious, Art, Feelings

"The Albert Einstein Collection: Essays in Humanism, The Theory of Relativity, and The World As I See It".

A theory can be proved by experiment; but no path leads from experiment to the birth of a theory.

Albert Einstein

Science, Discovery, Path

The Sunday Times 18 July 1976

The theoretical idea ... does not arise apart from and independent of experience; nor can it be derived from experience by a purely logical procedure. It is produced by a creative act. Once a theoretical idea has been acquired, one does well to hold fast to it until it leads to an untenable conclusion.

Albert Einstein

Creativity, Independent, Science

Albert Einstein (1995). “Ideas and Opinions”, Three Rivers Press

Nothing that I can do or say will change the structure of the universe. But maybe, by raising my voice, I can help the greatest of all causes — good will among men and peace on earth.

Albert Einstein

Leadership, Healing, Men

"Einstein on Peace".

We cannot despair of humanity, since we ourselves are human beings.

Albert Einstein

Love, Life, God

The most important human endeavor is the striving for morality in our actions.

Albert Einstein

Sports, Important, Our Actions

Albert Einstein (2013). “Albert Einstein, The Human Side: Glimpses from His Archives”, p.95, Princeton University Press

Almost all the other fellows do not look from the facts to the theory but from the theory to the facts; they cannot get out of the network of already accepted concepts; instead, comically, they only wriggle about inside.

Albert Einstein

Looks, Facts, Accepted

The most important method of education always has consisted of that in which the pupil was urged to actual performance.

Albert Einstein

Education, Important, Pupils

Albert Einstein (2011). “Out of My Later Years: The Scientist, Philosopher, and Man Portrayed Through His Own Words”, p.27, Open Road Media

As for the search for truth, I know from my own painful searching, with its many blind alleys, how hard it is to take a reliable step, be it ever so small, towards the understanding of that which is truly significant.

Albert Einstein

Truth, Science, Understanding

Albert Einstein (2013). “Albert Einstein, The Human Side: Glimpses from His Archives”, p.18, Princeton University Press

It seems to me an utterly futile task to prescribe rules and limitations for the conduct of war. War is not a game; hence one cannot wage war by rules as one would in playing games. Our fight must be against war itself. The masses of people can most effectively fight the institution of war by establishing an organization for the absolute refusal of military service.

Albert Einstein

Military, War, Fighting

Albert Einstein (2017). “Einstein on Peace”, p.132, Pickle Partners Publishing

The religion of the future will be a cosmic religion. The religion which based on experience, which refuses dogmatic. If there's any religion that would cope the scientific needs it will be Buddhism.

Albert Einstein

Buddhism, Needs, Cosmic

One picture is worth a thousand words

Albert Einstein

Inspiration, Picture Is Worth A Thousand Words, Thousand

Inner freedom is an infrequent gift of nature and a worthy object for the individual.

Albert Einstein

Individual, Worthy, Objects

I feel that you are justified in looking into the future with true assurance, because you have a mode of living in which we find the joy of life and the joy of work harmoniously combined. Added to this is the spirit of ambition which pervades your very being, and seems to make the day's work like a happy child at play.

Albert Einstein

Life, Children, Future

The scientist finds his reward in what Henri Poincare calls the joy of comprehension, and not in the possibility of application to which any discovery may lead.

Albert Einstein

Science, Discovery, Joy

Albert Einstein (2010). “The Ultimate Quotable Einstein”, p.382, Princeton University Press