Teaching should be such that what is offered is perceived as a valuable gift and not as a hard duty. — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
When men are engaged in war and conquest, the tools of science become as dangerous as a razor in the hands of… — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
I cannot conceive of a God who rewards and punishes his creatures, or has a will of the type of which we… — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
Isn't it strange that I who have written only unpopular books should be such a popular fellow? — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
I hate crowds and making speeches. I hate facing cameras and having to answer to a crossfire of questions. Why popular fancy… — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
No path leads from a knowledge of that which is to that which should be. — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
My opinion about Miller's experiments is the following. ... Should the positive result be confirmed, then the special theory of relativity and… — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
I should much rather see reasonable agreement with the Arabs on the basis of living together in peace than the creation of… — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
In living through this great epoch, it is difficult to reconcile oneself to the fact that one belongs to that mad, degenerate… — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
This is a question too difficult for a mathematician. It should be asked of a philosopher"(when asked about completing his income tax… — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
What can the schools do to defend democracy? Should they preach a specific political doctrine? I believe they should not. If they… — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
The importance of a problem should not be judged by the number of pages devoted to it. — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
It is high time the ideal of success should be replaced with the ideal of service. — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
Since I have introduced this term I had always a bad conscience. . . . I cannot help to feel it strongly… — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
Since I do not forsee that atomic energy is to be a great boon for a long time, I have to say… — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
The state is made for man, not man for the state.... That is to say, the state should be our servant and… — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
The release of atom power has changed everything except our way of thinking...the solution to this problem lies in the heart of… — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
I cannot seriously believe in it [quantum theory] because the theory cannot be reconciled with the idea that physics should represent a… — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
The most important human endeavor is the striving for morality in our actions. Our inner balance and even our very existence depend… — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
Those instrumental goods which should serve to maintain the life and health of all human beings should be produced by the least… — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
In the matter of physics, the first lessons should contain nothing but what is experimental and interesting to see. A pretty experiment… — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
Knowledge of what is does not open the door directly to what should be. — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
Why do people speak of great men in terms of nationality? Great Germans, great Englishmen? Goethe always protested against being called a… — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
America is a democracy and has no Hitler, but I am afraid for her future; there are hard times ahead for the American people,… — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
Common sense is nothing more than a deposit of prejudices laid down in the mind before you reach eighteen. — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
The most fundamental question we can ever ask ourselves is whether or not the universe we live in is friendly or hostile. — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
A knowledge of the existence of something we cannot penetrate, of the manifestations of the profoundest reason and the most radiant beauty - it… — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
You imagine that I look back on my life's work with calm satisfaction. But from nearby it looks quite different. There is not a… — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
The right to search for the truth implies also a duty; one must not conceal any part of what one has recognized to be… — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
Everything that is really great and inspiring is created by the individual who can labor in freedom. — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
The world we have made is a result of the level of thinking we have done thus far. — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
Anyone who thinks science is trying to make human life easier or more pleasant is utterly mistaken. — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image