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

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

Love to travel, But hate to arrive

Love to travel, But hate to arrive

Whoever undertakes to set himself up as a judge of Truth and Knowledge is shipwrecked...

Whoever undertakes to set himself up as a judge of Truth and Knowledge is shipwrecked...

The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing....

The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing....

Any intelligent fool can make things bigger and more complex... It takes a touch of...

Any intelligent fool can make things bigger and more complex... It takes a touch of...

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...

I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War...

I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War...

We should take care not to make the intellect our god; it has, of course,...

We should take care not to make the intellect our god; it has, of course,...

Politics is for the present, but an equation is for eternity.

Politics is for the present, but an equation is for eternity.

Science is the century-old endeavour to bring together by means of systematic thought the perceptible...

Science is the century-old endeavour to bring together by means of systematic thought the perceptible...

Scientific research is based on the idea that everything that takes place is determined by...

Scientific research is based on the idea that everything that takes place is determined by...

Politics is a pendulum whose swings between anarchy and tyranny are fueled by perpetually rejuvenated...

Politics is a pendulum whose swings between anarchy and tyranny are fueled by perpetually rejuvenated...

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...

Science is the century-old endeavor to bring together by means of systematic thought the perceptible...

Science is the century-old endeavor to bring together by means of systematic thought the perceptible...

The devil has put a penalty on all things we enjoy in life. Either we...

The devil has put a penalty on all things we enjoy in life. Either we...

Peace cannot be kept by force; it can only be achieved by understanding.

Peace cannot be kept by force; it can only be achieved by understanding.

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

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

One thing I have learned in a long life: that all our science, measured against...

One thing I have learned in a long life: that all our science, measured against...

After sleeping through a hundred million centuries we have finally opened our eyes on a...

After sleeping through a hundred million centuries we have finally opened our eyes on a...

In those parts of the world where learning and science has prevailed, miracles have ceased;...

In those parts of the world where learning and science has prevailed, miracles have ceased;...

Never become so much of an expert that you stop gaining expertise. View life as...

Never become so much of an expert that you stop gaining expertise. View life as...

Science is a first-rate piece of furniture for a man's upper chamber, if he has...

Science is a first-rate piece of furniture for a man's upper chamber, if he has...