Highly developed spirits often encounter resistance from mediocre minds.

Quote by Albert Einstein

Topics: Genius Quotes, Mediocrity Quotes

The human mind has first to construct forms, independently, before we can find them in...

The human mind has first to construct forms, independently, before we can find them in...

It is my view that the vegetarian manner of living by its purely physical effect...

It is my view that the vegetarian manner of living by its purely physical effect...

One may say the eternal mystery of the world is its comprehensibility.

One may say the eternal mystery of the world is its comprehensibility.

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...

I know quite certainly that I myself have no special talent; curiosity, obsession and dogged...

I know quite certainly that I myself have no special talent; curiosity, obsession and dogged...

Any man who can drive safely while kissing a pretty girl is simply not giving...

Any man who can drive safely while kissing a pretty girl is simply not giving...

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...

Human beings must have action; and they will make it if they cannot find it.

Human beings must have action; and they will make it if they cannot find it.

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.

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...

Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new.

Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new.

Mathematics are well and good but nature keeps dragging us around by the nose.

Mathematics are well and good but nature keeps dragging us around by the nose.

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

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

The attempt to combine wisdom and power has only rarely been successful and then only...

The attempt to combine wisdom and power has only rarely been successful and then only...

The gift of fantasy has meant more to me than my talent for absorbing positive...

The gift of fantasy has meant more to me than my talent for absorbing positive...

Only a life lived for others is worth living.

Only a life lived for others is worth living.

The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits

The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits

The only reason for time is so that everything doesn't happen at once.

The only reason for time is so that everything doesn't happen at once.

A kindly gesture bestowed by us on an animal arouses prodigies of understanding and gratitude

A kindly gesture bestowed by us on an animal arouses prodigies of understanding and gratitude

We only feel dehumanized when we get trapped in the derogatory images of other people...

We only feel dehumanized when we get trapped in the derogatory images of other people...