I lived in solitude in the country and noticed how the monotony of a quiet life stimulates the creative mind

Quote by Albert Einstein

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I cannot imagine a God who rewards and punishes the objects of his creation and...

I cannot imagine a God who rewards and punishes the objects of his creation 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...

The distinction between the past, present and future is only a stubbornly persistent illusion.

The distinction between the past, present and future is only a stubbornly persistent illusion.

It stands to the everlasting credit of science that by acting on the human mind...

It stands to the everlasting credit of science that by acting on the human mind...

All religions, arts and sciences are branches of the same tree

All religions, arts and sciences are branches of the same tree

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...

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...

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...

Education is what remains after one has forgotten everything he learned in school.

Education is what remains after one has forgotten everything he learned in school.

Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted.

Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted.

Curiosity has its own reason for existence.

Curiosity has its own reason for existence.

I do not know how the third world war will be fought, but I can...

I do not know how the third world war will be fought, but I can...

Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one.

Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one.

Education is what remains when one has forgotten everything he learned in school.

Education is what remains when one has forgotten everything he learned in school.

The process of scientific discovery is, in effect, a continual flight from wonder.

The process of scientific discovery is, in effect, a continual flight from wonder.

Only those who attempt the absurd will achieve the impossible.

Only those who attempt the absurd will achieve the impossible.

My intellectual development was retarded, as a result of which I began to wonder about...

My intellectual development was retarded, as a result of which I began to wonder about...

Isn't it strange that I who have written only unpopular books should be such a...

Isn't it strange that I who have written only unpopular books should be such a...

The worst thing about new books is that they keep us from reading the old...

The worst thing about new books is that they keep us from reading the old...

We do not need to proselytise either by our speech or by our writing. We...

We do not need to proselytise either by our speech or by our writing. We...