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Science can only ascertain what is, but not what should be, and outside of its domain value judgements of all kinds remain necessary.

Science can only ascertain what is, but not what should be, and outside of its domain value judgements of all kinds remain necessary.

Albert Einstein
Science, Judgement, Kind
Albert Einstein (2011). “Out of My Later Years: The Scientist, Philosopher, and Man Portrayed Through His Own Words”, p.22, Open Road Media

Although I cannot believe that the individual survives the death of his body, feeble souls harbor such thought through fear or ridiculous egotism.

Albert Einstein
Religious, Believe, Soul

What a deep faith in the rationality of the structure of the world and what a longing to understand even a small glimpse of the reason revealed in the world there must have been in Kepler and Newton to enable them to unravel the mechanism of the heavens in long years of lonely work!

Albert Einstein
Lonely, Science, Years
Albert Einstein (2013). “Einstein on Politics: His Private Thoughts and Public Stands on Nationalism, Zionism, War, Peace, and the Bomb”, p.234, Princeton University Press

I cannot seriously believe in it [quantum theory] because the theory cannot be reconciled with the idea that physics should represent a reality in time and space, free from spooky actions at a distance [spukhafte Fernwirkungen].

Albert Einstein
Distance, Believe, Science

Joy and amazement of the beauty and grandeur of this world of which man can just form a faint notion.

Albert Einstein
Men, Joy, World
Albert Einstein (2007). “The World As I See It”, p.91, Book Tree

It is my conviction that pure mathematical construction enables us to discover the concepts and the laws connecting them, which gives us the key to the understanding of nature ... In a certain sense, therefore, I hold it true that pure thought can grasp reality, as the ancients dreamed.

Albert Einstein
Reality, Keys, Law
"On the Method of Theoretical Physics". Lecture at the University of Oxford (1933), as quoted in Mathematics Magazine, Vol. 63., p. 237, 1990.

The process of scientific discovery is, in effect, a continual flight from wonder.

Albert Einstein
Love, Life, God

I very rarely think in words at all. A thought comes, and I may try to express in words afterwards.

Albert Einstein
Memorable, Thinking, Trying
Albert Einstein (2010). “The Ultimate Quotable Einstein”, p.4, Princeton University Press

Truly novel inventions emerge only in one's youth. Later one becomes ever more experienced, famous-and foolish.

Albert Einstein
Memorable, Youth, Foolish

What is the meaning of human life, or of organic life altogether? To answer this question at all implies a religion.

Albert Einstein
Religion, Answers, Human Life
Albert Einstein (2011). “The World As I See It”, p.13, Open Road Media

Understanding physics is child's play when compared to understanding child's play.

Albert Einstein
Children, Play, Understanding

I was supposed to choose apractical profession, but this was simply unbearable to me.

Albert Einstein
Unbearable, Profession
Albert Einstein (2015). “Bite-Size Einstein: Quotations on Just About Everything from the Greatest Mind of the Twentieth Century”, p.25, St. Martin's Press

It is easier to denature plutonium than to denature the evil spirit of man.

Albert Einstein
Real Men, Evil, Nuclear
Albert Einstein (2015). “Bite-Size Einstein: Quotations on Just About Everything from the Greatest Mind of the Twentieth Century”, p.30, St. Martin's Press

If you want the answer to anything, go sit in Nature for awhile

Albert Einstein
Anything Goes, Answers, Want

Of all the communities available to us, there is not one I would want to devote myself to except for the society of the true seekers, which has very few living members at any one time.

Albert Einstein
Science, Community, Want

Galileo - the father of modern physics - indeed of modern science.

Albert Einstein
Father, Physics, Modern
Albert Einstein (2013). “Einstein's Essays in Science”, p.14, Courier Corporation

Check out not to become a man or woman of achievement, but instead seek to become a particular person of price.

Albert Einstein
Men, Checks, Persons

The economists will have to revise their theories of value.

Albert Einstein
Theory, Economist, Values
Albert Einstein (2010). “The Ultimate Quotable Einstein”, p.455, Princeton University Press

I should very much like to remain in the darkness of not having been analyzed.

Albert Einstein
Darkness, Should
Albert Einstein (2010). “The Ultimate Quotable Einstein”, p.448, Princeton University Press

Strange is our situation here upon earth.

Albert Einstein
Interesting, Earth Day, Strange
Albert Einstein (2013). “Einstein on Politics: His Private Thoughts and Public Stands on Nationalism, Zionism, War, Peace, and the Bomb”, p.226, Princeton University Press

It is a very high goal which, with our weak powers, we can reach only very inadequately, but which gives a sure foundation to our aspirations and valuations.

Albert Einstein
Power, Giving, Goal
Albert Einstein (2011). “Out of My Later Years: The Scientist, Philosopher, and Man Portrayed Through His Own Words”, p.20, Open Road Media

Academic chairs are many, but wise and noble teachers are few; lecture-rooms are numerous and large, but the number of young people who genuinely thirst after truth and justice is small

Albert Einstein
Wise, Teacher, Numbers
Albert Einstein (2011). “The World As I See It”, p.15, Open Road Media

[Misquotation; not by Einstein.] If only I had known, I should have become a watchmaker. [Apparently remorseful for his role in the development of the atom bomb.]

Albert Einstein
Knowledge, Science, Should Have

I have second thoughts. Maybe God is malicious. Told to Valentine Bargmann.

Albert Einstein
God, Valentine, Second Thoughts
Quoted in Jamie Sayen, Einstein in America (1985).

The only way to escape the corruptible effect of praise is to go on working.

Albert Einstein
Memorable, Goes On, Way
Albert Einstein (2010). “The Ultimate Quotable Einstein”, p.25, Princeton University Press

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