Common sense is nothing more than a deposit of prejudices laid down in the mind before you reach eighteen.

Quote by Albert Einstein

Topics: Common Sense Quotes

Relativity applies to physics, not ethics

Relativity applies to physics, not ethics

Memory is deceptive because it is colored by today's events.

Memory is deceptive because it is colored by today's events.

You have to learn the rules of the game. And then you have to play...

You have to learn the rules of the game. And then you have to play...

Compound interest is the eighth wonder of the world. He who understands it, earns it...

Compound interest is the eighth wonder of the world. He who understands it, earns it...

Heroism on command, senseless violence, and all the loathsome nonsense that goes by the name...

Heroism on command, senseless violence, and all the loathsome nonsense that goes by the name...

All religions, arts and sciences are branches of the same tree. All these aspirations are...

All religions, arts and sciences are branches of the same tree. All these aspirations are...

Nationalism is an infantile thing. It is the measles of mankind.

Nationalism is an infantile thing. It is the measles of mankind.

Common sense is merely the deposit of prejudice laid down in the human mind before...

Common sense is merely the deposit of prejudice laid down in the human mind before...

Equations are more important to me, because politics is for the present, but an equation...

Equations are more important to me, because politics is for the present, but an equation...

Only a life lived for others is a life worth while.

Only a life lived for others is a life worth while.

The process of scientific discovery is, in effect, a continual flight from wonder.

The process of scientific discovery is, in effect, a continual flight from wonder.

I believe that a simple and unassuming manner of life is best for everyone, best...

I believe that a simple and unassuming manner of life is best for everyone, best...

Only those who attempt the absurd will achieve the impossible.

Only those who attempt the absurd will achieve the impossible.

Everything that can be counted does not necessarily count; everything that counts cannot necessarily be...

Everything that can be counted does not necessarily count; everything that counts cannot necessarily be...

The only thing that interferes with my learning is my education.

The only thing that interferes with my learning is my education.

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

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

The most incomprehensible thing about the world is that it is comprehensible.

The most incomprehensible thing about the world is that it is comprehensible.

It is nothing short of a miracle that modern methods of instruction have not yet...

It is nothing short of a miracle that modern methods of instruction have not yet...

And how are you going to make education easy? You might as well try to...

And how are you going to make education easy? You might as well try to...

A person educated in mind and not in morals is a menace to society

A person educated in mind and not in morals is a menace to society

The credulity of the church is decreasing, and the most marvelous miracles are not either...

The credulity of the church is decreasing, and the most marvelous miracles are not either...