Great spirits have always found violent opposition from mediocrities. The latter cannot understand it when a man does not thoughtlessly submit to hereditary prejudices but honestly and courageously uses his intelligence.

Quote by Albert Einstein

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We believe that an informed citizenry will act for life and not for death.

We believe that an informed citizenry will act for life and not for death.

Gravitation cannot be held responsible for people falling in love.

Gravitation cannot be held responsible for people falling in love.

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.

A perfection of means, and confusion of aims, seems to be our main problem.

A perfection of means, and confusion of aims, seems to be our main problem.

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...

It's not that I'm so smart, it's just that I stay with problems longer.

It's not that I'm so smart, it's just that I stay with problems longer.

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...

A person starts to live when he can live outside himself.

A person starts to live when he can live outside himself.

Whoever is careless with the truth in small matters cannot be trusted with important matters.

Whoever is careless with the truth in small matters cannot be trusted with important matters.

Reading, after a certain age, diverts the mind too much from its creative pursuits. Any...

Reading, after a certain age, diverts the mind too much from its creative pursuits. Any...

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 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...

If we knew what it was we were doing, it would not be called research,...

If we knew what it was we were doing, it would not be called research,...

Anyone who doesn't take truth seriously in small matters cannot be trusted in large ones...

Anyone who doesn't take truth seriously in small matters cannot be trusted in large ones...

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 world is a dangerous place to live; not because of the people who are...

The world is a dangerous place to live; not because of the people who are...

Possessions, outward success, publicity, luxury - to me these have always been contemptible. I believe...

Possessions, outward success, publicity, luxury - to me these have always been contemptible. I believe...

Few people are capable of expressing with equanimity opinions which differ from the prejudices of...

Few people are capable of expressing with equanimity opinions which differ from the prejudices of...

A perfection of means, and confusion of aims, seems to be our main problem

A perfection of means, and confusion of aims, seems to be our main problem

The only source of knowledge is experience.

The only source of knowledge is experience.