Albert Einstein Quotes

If you are out to describe the truth leave elegance to the tailor.

Common sense is the collection of prejudices acquired by age 18.

Try not to become a man of success but rather a man of value.

I think and think for months and years. Ninety-nine times the conclusion is false. The hundredth time I am right

Look deep deep into nature and then you will understand everything better.

It seems to me that the idea of a personal God is an anthropological concept which I cannot take seriously. I also cannot imagine some will or goal outside the human sphere... Science has been charged with undermining morality, but the charge is unjust. A man's ethical behavior should be based effectually on sympathy, education, and social ties and needs; no religious basis is necessary. Man would indeed be in a poor way if he had to be restrained by fear of punishment and hope of reward after death.

The only thing that you absolutely have to know, is the location of the library.

The release of atomic power has changed everything except our way of thinking ... the solution to this problem lies in the heart of mankind. If only I had known, I should have become a watchmaker. (1945)