If men as individuals surrender to the call of their elementary instincts, avoiding pain and seeking satisfaction only for their own selves, the result for them all taken together must be a state of insecurity, of fear, and of promiscuous…

Quote by Albert Einstein

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Love to travel, But hate to arrive

Love to travel, But hate to arrive

A man's ethical behavior should be based effectually on sympathy, education, and social ties; no...

A man's ethical behavior should be based effectually on sympathy, education, and social ties; no...

I cannot conceive of a personal God who would directly influence the actions of individuals,...

I cannot conceive of a personal God who would directly influence the actions of individuals,...

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...

As far as I'm concerned, I prefer silent vice to ostentatious virtue.

As far as I'm concerned, I prefer silent vice to ostentatious virtue.

I believe you should live each day as if it is your last, which is...

I believe you should live each day as if it is your last, which is...

People love chopping wood. In this activity one immediately sees results.

People love chopping wood. In this activity one immediately sees results.

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.

What a sad era when it is easier to smash an atom than a prejudice.

What a sad era when it is easier to smash an atom than a prejudice.

If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough.

If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough.

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

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

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...

Where the world ceases to be the scene of our personal hopes and wishes, where...

Where the world ceases to be the scene of our personal hopes and wishes, where...

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...

Highly developed spirits often encounter resistance from mediocre minds.

Highly developed spirits often encounter resistance from mediocre minds.

Any man who reads too much and uses his own brain too little falls into...

Any man who reads too much and uses his own brain too little falls into...

Our task must be to free ourselves by widening our circle of compassion to embrace...

Our task must be to free ourselves by widening our circle of compassion to embrace...

One strength of the communist system of the East is that it has some of...

One strength of the communist system of the East is that it has some of...

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...

As far as the laws of mathematics refer to reality, they are not certain, and...

As far as the laws of mathematics refer to reality, they are not certain, and...