For memorable quotes lovers, Alert Einstein is an interesting case, since this scientific has thought on God, war issues and the human nature :
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Einstein quotes on God and Religion:
– “Before God we are all equally wise – and equally foolish”
– “Do you believe in immortality? No, and one life is enough for me”
– “God always takes the simplest way”
– “I do not believe in the God of theology who rewards good and punishes evil”
– “God does not care about our mathematical difficulties. He integrates empirically”
– “God does not play dice”
– “Coincidence is God’s way of remaining anonymous”
– “God may be subtle, but he isn’t malicious”
– “I cannot imagine a God who rewards and punishes the objects of his creation and is but a reflection of human frailty”
– “I want to know God’s thoughts… the rest are details”
– “It was the experience of mystery – even if mixed with fear – that engendered religion”
– “Morality is of the highest importance – but for us, not for God”
Einstein’s phrases on Science:
– “Science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind”
– “Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new”
– “When you are courting a nice girl an hour seems like a second. When you sit on a red-hot cinder a second seems like an hour. That’s relativity”
– “If we knew what it was we were doing, it would not be called research, would it?”
Einstein and Society:
– “I regard class differences as contrary to justice and, in the last resort, based on force. I also consider that plain living is good for everybody, physically and mentally”
– “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”
Einstein’s thoughts on Human’s faults:
– “Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I’m not sure about the universe”
– “My passionate sense of social justice and social responsibility has always contrasted oddly with my pronounced lack of need for direct contact with other human beings and human communities”
– “Insanity is doing the same thing, over and over again, but expecting different results”
– “A clever person solves a problem. A wise person avoids it”
Einstein’s view on War:
– “I am not only a pacifist but a militant pacifist. I am willing to fight for peace. Nothing will end war unless the people themselves refuse to go to war”
– “I do not know with what weapons World War 3 will be fought, but World War 4 will be fought with sticks and stones”
– “It is my conviction that killing under the cloak of war is nothing but an act of murder”
– “You cannot simultaneously prevent and prepare for war”
– “Peace cannot be kept by force; it can only be achieved by understanding”
Related articles on Einstein quotes:
- Did Einstein Believe in God? (wordarmy.wordpress.com)
- Don’t Bogart That Einstein (futurelab.net)
- Einstein Wrong? (ramanan50.wordpress.com)
- Albert Einstein on Creativity (brandautopsy.com)
- Wise words: Einstein on innovation (budtoboss.wordpress.com)
- Einstein’s theory, overturned? (emanuelseretan.wordpress.com)