A human being is part of a whole called by us the universe.
Interpretation
This quote emphasizes the interconnectedness of human beings and the universe.
Albert Einstein's quote highlights the idea that each individual is not an isolated entity but rather a vital part of the larger cosmos we refer to as the universe. It suggests that our existence is intertwined with everything around us, implying a sense of unity and belonging, encouraging reflection on our place and responsibility within the grand scheme of life.
In practice
During a speech about environmental responsibility, one might use this quote to highlight our connection to the universe.
I cannot then believe in this concept of an anthropomorphic God who has the powers of interfering with these natural laws. As I said before, the most beautiful and most profound religious emotion that we can experience is the sensation of the mystical. And this mysticality is the power of all true science.
If I would follow your advice and Jesus could perceive it, he, as a Jewish teacher, surely would not approve of such behavior.
I want to know all Gods thoughts; all the rest are just details.
In the middle of adversity there is great opportunity.
I do not believe that civilization will be wiped out in a war fought with the atomic bomb. Perhaps two-thirds of the people of the earth will be killed.
To me the worst thing seems to be a school principally to work with methods of fear, force and artificial authority. Such treatment destroys the sound sentiments, the sincerity and the self-confidence of pupils and produces a subservient subject.
The ultimate foundation of a free society is the binding tie of cohesive sentiment.
In an era of stress and anxiety, when the present seems unstable and the future unlikely, the natural response is to retreat and withdraw from reality, taking recourse either in fantasies of the future or in modified visions of a half-imagined past.
If prosperity is regarded as the reward of virtue it will be regarded as the symptom of virtue.
A historical perspective can also help free us from the ever-present danger -- especially at danger in the social sciences -- of absolutizing a theory or method which is actually relative to the fact that we live at a given moment in time in the development of our particular culture.
The most important things are the hardest to say. They are the things you get ashamed of, because words diminish them.
How can I keep my soul in me, so that it doesn't touch your soul? How can I raise it high enough, past you, to other things?
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