Albert Einstein

Collected quotes from Albert Einstein (14 March 1879 – 18 April 1955). Japanese version is also available @Einstein_ja .

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What I see in Nature is a magnificent structure that we can comprehend only very imperfectly, and that must fill a...

[Albert Einstein @EinsteinBOT]

...thinking person with a feeling of "humility." This is a genuinely religious feeling that has nothing to do with mysticism"

[Albert Einstein @EinsteinBOT]

The pioneers of a warless world are the youth that refuse military service.

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As far as I'm concerned, I prefer silent vice to ostentatious virtue.

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He who joyfully marches to music in rank and file has already earned my contempt. He...

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...has been given a large brain by mistake, since for him the spinal cord would fully suffice.

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If A is a success in life, then A equals X plus Y plus Z. Work is X; Y is play; and Z is keeping your mouth shut.

[Albert Einstein @EinsteinBOT]

A country cannot simultaneously prepare and prevent war.

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God may be subtle, but He isn't plain mean.

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The most powerful force in the universe is compound interest.

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Joy in looking and comprehending is nature's most beautiful gift.

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I know why there are so many people who love chopping wood. In this activity one immediately sees the result.

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The most incomprehensible thing about the universe is that it is comprehensible.

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Few are those who see with their own eyes and feel with their own hearts.

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As far as the laws of mathematics refer to reality, they are not...

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...certain, and as far as they are certain, they do not refer to reality.

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We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them.

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Enough for me the mystery of the eternity of life, and the inkling of the marvellous structure of reality, together with...

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...the single-hearted endeavour to comprehend a portion, be it ever so tiny, of the reason that manifests itself in nature.

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The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existence.