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

Quote by Albert Einstein

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The man of science is a poor philosopher.

The man of science is a poor philosopher.

Nothing will end war unless the people themselves refuse to go to war.

Nothing will end war unless the people themselves refuse to go to war.

What a sad era when it is easier to smash an atom than a prejudice.

What a sad era when it is easier to smash an atom than a prejudice.

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.

Education is what remains after one has forgotten what one has learned in school

Education is what remains after one has forgotten what one has learned in school

Once we accept our limits, we go beyond them.

Once we accept our limits, we go beyond them.

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

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

Only one who devotes himself to a cause with his whole strength and soul can...

Only one who devotes himself to a cause with his whole strength and soul can...

I never teach my pupils; I only attempt to provide the conditions in which they...

I never teach my pupils; I only attempt to provide the conditions in which they...

The pioneers of a warless world are the young men (and women) who refuse military...

The pioneers of a warless world are the young men (and women) who refuse military...

God may be subtle, but he isn't plain mean.

God may be subtle, but he isn't plain mean.

Highly developed spirits often encounter resistance from mediocre minds.

Highly developed spirits often encounter resistance from mediocre minds.

The ideals which have always shone before me and filled me with the joy of...

The ideals which have always shone before me and filled me with the joy of...

The school has always been the most important means of transferring the wealth of tradition...

The school has always been the most important means of transferring the wealth of tradition...

I used to go away for weeks in a state of confusion.

I used to go away for weeks in a state of confusion.

As far as the laws of mathematics refer to reality, they are not certain; and...

As far as the laws of mathematics refer to reality, they are not certain; and...

It would be possible to describe everything scientifically, but it would make no sense; it...

It would be possible to describe everything scientifically, but it would make no sense; it...

It is appallingly obvious our technology has exceeded our humanity

It is appallingly obvious our technology has exceeded our humanity

Nothing says 'I suck at technology,' more than a sideways profile picture.

The suddenness of the leap from hardware to software cannot but produce a period of...

The suddenness of the leap from hardware to software cannot but produce a period of...