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Albert Einstein Quotes about Desire

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... the desire for truth must take precedence over all other desires.

... the desire for truth must take precedence over all other desires.

Albert Einstein
Truth, Desire, Precedence
Albert Einstein (2010). “Ideas And Opinions”, p.30, Broadway Books

It is very difficult to explain this feeling to anyone who is entirely without it, especially as there is no anthropomorphic conception of God corresponding to it. The individual feels the nothingness of human desires and aims and the sublimity and marvelous order which reveal themselves both in Nature and in the world of though. He looks upon individual existence as a sort of prison and wants to experience the universe as a single significant whole.

Albert Einstein
Order, Feelings, Desire

Man is, at one and the same time, a solitary being and a social being. As a solitary being, he attempts to protect his own existence and that of those who are closest to him, to satisfy his personal desires, and to develop his innate abilities. As a social being, he seeks to gain the recognition and affection of his fellow human beings, to share in their pleasures, to comfort them in their sorrows, and to improve their conditions of life.

Albert Einstein
Men, Sorrow, Desire
Albert Einstein (2011). “Out of My Later Years: The Scientist, Philosopher, and Man Portrayed Through His Own Words”, p.32, Open Road Media

Humankind's desire for peace can be realized only by the creation of a world government.

Albert Einstein
World Government, Desire, Environment

The individual feels the futility of human desires and aims and the sublimity and marvelous order which reveal themselves both in nature and in the world of thought.

Albert Einstein
Order, Desire, World
Albert Einstein (2010). “Ideas And Opinions”, p.38, Broadway Books

It is characteristic of the military mentality that non-human factors ... are held essential, while the human being, his desires and thoughts-in short, the psychological factors-are considered as unimportant and secondary.

Albert Einstein
Military, Desire, Essentials

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