If people are good only because they fear punishment, and hope for reward, then we are a sorry lot indeed.

Quote by Albert Einstein

Topics: Behavior Quotes, Ethics Quotes, Goodness Quotes, Mankind Quotes

Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.

Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.

There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is...

There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is...

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

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

In matters of truth and justice, there is no difference between large and small problems,...

In matters of truth and justice, there is no difference between large and small problems,...

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...

But there is another reason for the high repute of mathematics: it is mathematics that...

But there is another reason for the high repute of mathematics: it is mathematics that...

The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of...

The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of...

Reality is merely an illusion, although a very persistent one

Reality is merely an illusion, although a very persistent one

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...

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.

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 two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about...

Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about...

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...

Keep on sowing your seed, for you never know which will grow -- perhaps it...

Keep on sowing your seed, for you never know which will grow -- perhaps it...

Unless Americans come to realize that they are not stronger in the world because they...

Unless Americans come to realize that they are not stronger in the world because they...

If the facts dont fit the theory, change the facts.

If the facts dont fit the theory, change the facts.

Gravitation can not be held responsible for people falling in love

Gravitation can not be held responsible for people falling in love

Imagination is everything. It is the preview of life's coming attractions.

Imagination is everything. It is the preview of life's coming attractions.

One of the virtues of being very young is that you don't let the facts...

One of the virtues of being very young is that you don't let the facts...

Still, with a plan, you only get the best you can imagine. I'd always hoped...

Still, with a plan, you only get the best you can imagine. I'd always hoped...

Just living is not enough. One must have sunshine, freedom, and a little flower.

Just living is not enough. One must have sunshine, freedom, and a little flower.