Top 1964 Quotes & Sayings by Albert Einstein

Explore popular quotes and sayings by a German physicist Albert Einstein.
Last updated on November 3, 2024.
Albert Einstein

Albert Einstein was a German-born theoretical physicist, widely acknowledged to be one of the greatest and most influential physicists of all time. Einstein is best known for developing the theory of relativity, but he also made important contributions to the development of the theory of quantum mechanics. Relativity and quantum mechanics are together the two pillars of modern physics. His mass–energy equivalence formula E = mc2, which arises from relativity theory, has been dubbed "the world's most famous equation". His work is also known for its influence on the philosophy of science. He received the 1921 Nobel Prize in Physics "for his services to theoretical physics, and especially for his discovery of the law of the photoelectric effect", a pivotal step in the development of quantum theory. His intellectual achievements and originality resulted in "Einstein" becoming synonymous with "genius".

It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge.
The only source of knowledge is experience.
I have no special talent. I am only passionately curious. — © Albert Einstein
I have no special talent. I am only passionately curious.
The only reason for time is so that everything doesn't happen at once.
We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them.
If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough.
Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.
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.
No amount of experimentation can ever prove me right; a single experiment can prove me wrong.
Joy in looking and comprehending is nature's most beautiful gift.
The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing.
Peace cannot be kept by force; it can only be achieved by understanding.
Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler. — © Albert Einstein
Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler.
It is my conviction that killing under the cloak of war is nothing but an act of murder.
There are two ways to live: you can live as if nothing is a miracle; you can live as if everything is a miracle.
Common sense is the collection of prejudices acquired by age eighteen.
A table, a chair, a bowl of fruit and a violin; what else does a man need to be happy?
Any man who reads too much and uses his own brain too little falls into lazy habits of thinking.
If people are good only because they fear punishment, and hope for reward, then we are a sorry lot indeed.
It's not that I'm so smart, it's just that I stay with problems longer.
Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new.
The distinction between the past, present and future is only a stubbornly persistent illusion.
Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value.
We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.
A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new.
Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is not to stop questioning.
Only a life lived for others is a life worthwhile.
Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one.
No problem can be solved from the same level of consciousness that created it.
If you are out to describe the truth, leave elegance to the tailor.
Weakness of attitude becomes weakness of character.
Nationalism is an infantile disease. It is the measles of mankind.
Any man who can drive safely while kissing a pretty girl is simply not giving the kiss the attention it deserves.
Intellectuals solve problems, geniuses prevent them.
If we knew what it was we were doing, it would not be called research, would it?
Never do anything against conscience even if the state demands it.
Whoever is careless with the truth in small matters cannot be trusted with important matters.
The value of a man should be seen in what he gives and not in what he is able to receive. — © Albert Einstein
The value of a man should be seen in what he gives and not in what he is able to receive.
In matters of truth and justice, there is no difference between large and small problems, for issues concerning the treatment of people are all the same.
Once we accept our limits, we go beyond them.
Gravitation is not responsible for people falling in love.
Pure mathematics is, in its way, the poetry of logical ideas.
You cannot simultaneously prevent and prepare for war.
Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.
Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.
Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former.
Education is what remains after one has forgotten what one has learned in school.
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
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.
A question that sometimes drives me hazy: am I or are the others crazy?
Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere.
Everyone should be respected as an individual, but no one idolized.
I live in that solitude which is painful in youth, but delicious in the years of maturity.
Imagination is everything. It is the preview of life's coming attractions.
The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination.
All that is valuable in human society depends upon the opportunity for development accorded the individual.
I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones.
Coincidence is God's way of remaining anonymous.
He who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good as dead; his eyes are closed.
You can't blame gravity for falling in love.
Try not to become a man of success, but rather try to become a man of value.
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