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.
Interpretation
True mastery requires complete dedication and commitment to a cause.
This quote by Albert Einstein emphasizes that to achieve true mastery in any field or endeavor, one must fully devote themselves physically, mentally, and emotionally to the cause. It suggests that mastery is not just about skill but also about the depth of commitment one is willing to invest in their passion or purpose.
In practice
In a motivational speech about pursuing one's passions, I could use this quote to encourage the audience to fully commit to their dreams.
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.
Small issues are really just large ones that haven't been accorded the requisite attention.
It is not your role to make others happy, it is your role to keep yourself in balance. When you pay attention to how you feel and practice self-empowering thoughts that align with who you really are, you will offer an example of thriving that will be of tremendous value to those who have the benefit of observing you.
One must know not just how to accept a gift, but with what grace to share it.
Common sense suits itself to the ways of the world. Wisdom tries to confirm to the ways of heaven.
You have to trust in something - your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever. This approach has never let me down, and it has made all the difference in my life.
I would like to see the day when somebody would be appointed surgeon somewhere who had no hands, for the operative part is the least part of the work.
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