Few people are capable of expressing with equanimity opinions which differ from the prejudices of their social environment. Most people are even incapable of forming such opinions.

Quote by Albert Einstein

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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...

The world is a dangerous place. Not because of the people who are evil; but...

The world is a dangerous place. Not because of the people who are evil; but...

The horizon of many people is a circle with zero radius which they call their...

The horizon of many people is a circle with zero radius which they call their...

I think that a particle must have a separate reality independent of the measurements. That...

I think that a particle must have a separate reality independent of the measurements. That...

The eternal mystery of the world is its comprehensibility.

The eternal mystery of the world is its comprehensibility.

Solitude is painful when one is young, but delightful when one is more mature.

Solitude is painful when one is young, but delightful when one is more mature.

I want to know all Gods thoughts; all the rest are just details.

I want to know all Gods thoughts; all the rest are just details.

Yes, we have to divide up our time like that, between our politics and our...

Yes, we have to divide up our time like that, between our politics and our...

If A equals success, then the formula is A equals X plus Y and Z,...

If A equals success, then the formula is A equals X plus Y and Z,...

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...

All these primary impulses, not easily described in words, are the springs of man's actions.

All these primary impulses, not easily described in words, are the springs of man's actions.

In that way imagination and intelligence enter into our existence in the part of servants...

In that way imagination and intelligence enter into our existence in the part of servants...

True religion is real living; living with all one's soul, with all one's goodness and...

True religion is real living; living with all one's soul, with all one's goodness and...

We can understand almost anything, but we can't understand how we understand

We can understand almost anything, but we can't understand how we understand

The hardest thing to understand in the world is the income tax.

The hardest thing to understand in the world is the income tax.

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

I would not think that philosophy and reason themselves will be man's guide in the...

I would not think that philosophy and reason themselves will be man's guide in the...

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...

Let a man avoid evil deeds as a man who loves life avoids poison.

Let a man avoid evil deeds as a man who loves life avoids poison.

I learned that the richness of life is found in adventure. . . . It...

I learned that the richness of life is found in adventure. . . . It...