But the creative principle resides in mathematics. In a certain sense, therefore, I hold true that pure thought can grasp reality, as the ancients dreamed.

Quote by Albert Einstein

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As far as Im concerned, I prefer silent vice to ostentatious virtue.

As far as Im concerned, I prefer silent vice to ostentatious virtue.

I cannot conceive of a personal God who would directly influence the actions of individuals,...

I cannot conceive of a personal God who would directly influence the actions of individuals,...

It is strange to be known so universally and yet to be so lonely.

It is strange to be known so universally and yet to be so lonely.

Sometimes one pays most for the things one gets for nothing.

Sometimes one pays most for the things one gets for nothing.

If men as individuals surrender to the call of their elementary instincts, avoiding pain and...

If men as individuals surrender to the call of their elementary instincts, avoiding pain and...

Once we accept our limits, we go beyond them.

Once we accept our limits, we go beyond them.

There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is...

There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is...

Intellectuals solve problems, geniuses prevent them.

Intellectuals solve problems, geniuses prevent them.

How can it be that mathematics, being after all a product of human thought which...

How can it be that mathematics, being after all a product of human thought which...

Thought is the organizing factor in man, intersected between the causal primary instincts and the...

Thought is the organizing factor in man, intersected between the causal primary instincts and the...

Force always attracts men of low morality, and I believe it to be an invariable...

Force always attracts men of low morality, and I believe it to be an invariable...

The led must not be compelled, they must be able to choose their own leader

The led must not be compelled, they must be able to choose their own leader

Put your hand on a hot stove for a minute, and it seems like an...

Put your hand on a hot stove for a minute, and it seems like an...

The idle man does not know what it is to enjoy rest.

The idle man does not know what it is to enjoy rest.

Science is the century-old endeavour to bring together by means of systematic thought the perceptible...

Science is the century-old endeavour to bring together by means of systematic thought the perceptible...

A man should look for what is, and not for what he thinks should be.

A man should look for what is, and not for what he thinks should be.

It is appallingly obvious our technology has exceeded our humanity

It is appallingly obvious our technology has exceeded our humanity

When the solution is simple, God is answering.

When the solution is simple, God is answering.

When belief in a god dies, the god dies

When belief in a god dies, the god dies

Some of God's greatest gifts are unanswered prayers

Some of God's greatest gifts are unanswered prayers