Albert Einstein
Germany
14 Mar 1879 // 18 Apr 1955
Physician / Philosopher
14 Mar 1879 // 18 Apr 1955
Physician / Philosopher
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The pursuit of truth and beauty is a sphere of activity in which we are permitted to remain children all our lives
The only thing that interferes with my learning is my education
The only source of knowledge is experience
The only reason for time is so that everything doesn't happen at once
The only real valuable thing is intuition
The most incomprehensible thing about the world is that it is comprehensible
The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science
The monotony and solitude of a quiet life stimulates the creative mind
The high destiny of the individual is to serve rather than to rule
The grand aim of all science is to cover the greatest number of empirical facts by logical deduction from the smallest number of hypotheses or axioms
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On Anger: "For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind."
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On Destiny: "Our destiny exercises its influence over us even when, as yet, we have not learned its nature: it is our future that lays down the law of our today."
Human, All Too Human
Human, All Too Human
On Friendship: "A crowd is not company; and faces are but a gallery of pictures; and talk but a tinkling cymbal, where there is no love."
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