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

Quote by Albert Einstein

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Let every man be respected as an individual and no man idolized.

Let every man be respected as an individual and no man idolized.

Technological progress is like an axe in the hands of a pathological criminal.

Technological progress is like an axe in the hands of a pathological criminal.

Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value.

Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value.

Without deep reflection one knows from daily life that one exists for other people.

Without deep reflection one knows from daily life that one exists for other people.

The road to perdition has ever been accompanied by lip service to an ideal.

The road to perdition has ever been accompanied by lip service to an ideal.

I have no particular talent. I am merely inquisitive.

I have no particular talent. I am merely inquisitive.

Personally, I experience the greatest degree of pleasure in having contact with works of art....

Personally, I experience the greatest degree of pleasure in having contact with works of art....

The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources.

The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources.

I cannot conceive of a God who rewards and punishes his creatures, or has a...

I cannot conceive of a God who rewards and punishes his creatures, or has a...

A religious person is devout in the sense that he has no doubt about the...

A religious person is devout in the sense that he has no doubt about the...

The man of science is a poor philosopher.

The man of science is a poor philosopher.

I have tried 99 times and have failed, but on the 100th time came success.

I have tried 99 times and have failed, but on the 100th time came success.

Any man who reads too much and uses his own brain too little falls into...

Any man who reads too much and uses his own brain too little falls into...

Imagination is more important than knowledge. For knowledge is limited to all we now know...

Imagination is more important than knowledge. For knowledge is limited to all we now know...

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

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

It is only to the individual that a soul is given.

It is only to the individual that a soul is given.

You cannot simultaneously prevent and prepare for war.

You cannot simultaneously prevent and prepare for war.

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...

The whole secret of life is to be interested in one thing profoundly and in...

The whole secret of life is to be interested in one thing profoundly and in...

Perhaps no place in any community is so totally democratic as the town library. The...

Perhaps no place in any community is so totally democratic as the town library. The...