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Mind Quotes by Albert Einstein
- Concern for man himself and his fate must always form the chief interest of all technical endeavors, concern for the great unsolved problems of the…
- The opinion prevailed among advanced minds that it was time that belief should be replaced increasingly by knowledge; belief that did not itself rest on…
- I see a pattern, but my imagination cannot picture the maker of that pattern. I see a clock, but I cannot envision the clockmaker. The…
- [When asked "Dr. Einstein, why is it that when the mind of man has stretched so far as to discover the structure of the atom…
- What humanity owes to personalities like Buddha, Moses, and Jesus ranks for me higher than all the achievements of the enquiring and constructive mind.
- The mind can proceed only so far upon what it knows and can prove. There comes a point where the mind takes a higher plane…
- It strikes me as unfair, and even in bad taste, to select a few of them for boundless admiration, attributing superhuman powers of mind and…
- e idea of a personal God is quite alien to me and seems even naive. However, I am also not a "Freethinker" in the usual…
- What can the schools do to defend democracy? Should they preach a specific political doctrine? I believe they should not. If they are able to…
- To my mind, to kill in war is not a whit better than to commit ordinary murder.
- Chess holds its master in its own bonds, shackling the mind and brain so that the inner freedom of the very strongest must suffer.
- The enormous mental resilience, without which no Chess player can exist, was so much taken up by Chess that he could never free his mind…
- Nature shows us only the tail of the lion. But there is no doubt in my mind that the lion belongs with it even if…
- Highly developed spirits often encounter resistance from mediocre minds.
- A great thought begins by seeing something differently, with a shift of the mind's eye.
- The heart says yes, but the mind says no.
- Common sense is nothing more than a deposit of prejudices laid down by the mind before you reach eighteen.
- Certainly there are things worth believing. I believe in the brotherhood of man and the uniqueness of the individual. But if you ask me to…
- I do not play games. There is not time for it. When I get through with work, I don't want anything that requires the working…
- No idea is conceived in our mind independent of our five senses [i.e., no idea is divinely inspired].
- The solitude and peace of mind are serving me quite well, not the least of which is due to the excellent and truly enjoyable relationship…
- He who finds though that lets us penetrate even a little deeper into the eternal mystery of nature has been granted great grace. He who,…
- What Artistic and Scientific Experience Have in Common - Where the world ceases to be the scene of our personal hopes and wishes, where we…
- Physical concepts are free creations of the human mind, and are not, however it may seem, uniquely determined by the external world.
- During the last century, and part of the one before, it was widely held that there was an unreconcilable conflict between knowledge and belief. The…
More Mind Quotes
- Dedicate yourself to the good you deserve and desire for yourself. Give yourself peace of mind. You deserve to be happy. You… — Hannah Arendt
- The sad truth is that most evil is done by people who never make up their minds to be good or evil. — Hannah Arendt
- Total loyalty is possible only when fidelity is emptied of all concrete content, from which changes of mind might naturally arise. — Hannah Arendt
- A high heart ought to bear calamities and not flee them, since in bearing them appears the grandeur of the mind and… — Pietro Aretino
- I do think the heart can balance out the mind, if your heart is in a good place it can give you… — Alexis Arguello
- Quickly, bring me a beaker of wine, so that I may wet my mind and say something clever. — Aristophanes
- It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it. — Aristotle
- You will never do anything in this world without courage. It is the greatest quality of the mind next to honor. — Aristotle
- Suffering becomes beautiful when anyone bears great calamities with cheerfulness, not through insensibility but through greatness of mind. — Aristotle
- The energy of the mind is the essence of life. — Aristotle
- All paid jobs absorb and degrade the mind. — Aristotle
- Inferiors revolt in order that they may be equal, and equals that they may be superior. Such is the state of mind… — Aristotle