“Teaching should be such that what is offered is perceived as a valuable gift and not as a hard duty.”
―
Albert Einstein
“This is a question too difficult for a mathematician. It should be asked of a philosopher"(when asked about completing his income tax form)”
―
Albert Einstein
“True art is characterized by an irresistible urge in the creative artist.”
―
Albert Einstein
“However rare true love may be, it is less so than true friendship.”
―
Albert Einstein
“It is easier to denature plutonium than to denature the evil spirit of man.”
―
Albert Einstein
“The true value of a human being can be found in the degree to which he has attained liberation from the self.”
―
Albert Einstein
“It is every man's obligation to put back into the world at least the equivalent of what he takes out of it.”
―
Albert Einstein
“Just because you don't believe in something doesn't mean it isn't true.”
―
Albert Einstein
“Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new.”
―
Albert Einstein
“The life of the individual has meaning only insofar as it aids in making the life of every living thing nobler and more beautiful. Life is sacred, that is to say, it is the supreme value, to which all other values are subordinate.”
―
Albert Einstein
“A knowledge of the existence of something we cannot penetrate, of the manifestations of the profoundest reason and the most radiant beauty - it is this knowledge and this emotion that constitute the truly religious attitude; in this sense, and in this alone, I am a deeply religious man.”
―
Albert Einstein
“I was very pleased with your kind letter. Until now I never dreamed of being something like a hero. But since you've given me the nomination I feel that I am one.”
―
Albert Einstein