The pursuit of truth and beauty is a sphere of activity in which we are permitted to remain children all our lives.
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Albert Einstein
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About Albert Einstein
Albert Einstein was a German-born theoretical physicist best known for developing the theory of relativity. Einstein also made important contributions to quantum theory. His mass–energy equivalence formula E = mc2, which arises from special relativity, has been called "the world's most famous equation". He received the 1921 Nobel Prize in Physics for "his services to theoretical physics, and especially for his discovery of the law of the photoelectric effect".
Read on Wikipedia → Find books by Albert EinsteinWeakness of attitude becomes weakness of character.
It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge.
The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science.
True art is characterized by an irresistible urge in the creative artist.
Anger dwells only in the bosom of fools.
It is strange to be known so universally and yet to be so lonely.
Perfection of means and confusion of ends seem to characterize our age.
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Confusion of goals and perfection of means seems, in my opinion, to characterize our age.
Reading, after a certain age, diverts the mind too much from its creative pursuits. Any man who reads too much and uses his own brain too little falls into lazy habits of thinking.
Common sense is the collection of prejudices acquired by age eighteen.