Albert Einstein

Ethical axioms are found and tested not very differently from the axioms of science. Truth is what stands the test of experience.

A thought that sometimes makes me hazy: Am I - or are the others crazy?

It is open to every man to choose the direction of his striving; and also every man may draw comfort from Lessing's fine saying, that the search for truth is more precious than its possession.

The dog is very smart. He feels sorry for me because I receive so much mail; that's why he tries to bite the mailman.

When you look at yourself from a universal standpoint, something inside always reminds or informs you that there are bigger and better things to worry about.

...and knowledge is one of the finest attributes of man - though often it is most loudly voiced by those who strive for it the least.

If people are good because they fear punishment, and hope for reward, then we are a sorry lot indeed.

Everything is determined, the beginning as well as the end, by forces over which we have no control. It is determined for the insect, as well as for the star. Human beings, vegetables, or cosmic dust, we all dance to a mysterious tune, intoned in the distance by an invisible piper.

Every thoughtful, well-meaning and conscientious human being_x000D_ should assume in time of peace,_x000D_ the solemn and unconditional obligation_x000D_ not to participate in any war, for any reason_x000D_ or to lend support of any kind, whether direct or indirect.

The most important thing is to not stop questioning.

The conflict that exists today is no more than an old-style struggle for power, once again presented to mankind in semireligious trappings. The difference is that, this time, the development of atomic power has imbued the struggle with a ghostly character; for both parties know and admit that, should the quarrel deteriorate into actual war, mankind is doomed.

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

My deep religiosity [...] found an abrupt ending at the age of twelve, through the reading of popular scientific books.

Morality is of the highest importance - but for us, not for God.

From a certain temperature on, the molecules 'condense' without attractive forces; that is, they accumulate at zero velocity. The theory is pretty, but is there some truth in it.

Only one who devotes himself to a cause with his whole strength and soul can be a true master. For this reason mastery demands all of a person.

As I look back over the truly crucial events in my life I realize that they were not planned long in advance. Albert Einstein said, 'There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is.'

If you want to live a happy life, tie it to a goal, not to people or objects.

The creative scientist studies nature with the rapt gaze of the lover, and is guided as often by aesthetics as by rational considerations in guessing how nature works.

What really interests me is whether God had any choice in the creation of the World.

After a certain high level of technical skill is achieved science and art tend to coalesce in aesthetics, plasticity, and form. The greatest scientists are artists as well.