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

All these primary impulses, not easily described in words, are the springs of man's actions.

All these primary impulses, not easily described in words, are the springs of man's actions.

Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere.

Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere.

The road to perdition has ever been accompanied by lip service to an ideal.

The road to perdition has ever been accompanied by lip service to an ideal.

If you want to live a happy life, tie it to a goal, not to...

If you want to live a happy life, tie it to a goal, not to...

Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and Im not sure about the...

Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and Im not sure about the...

One cannot simultaneously prevent and prepare for war

One cannot simultaneously prevent and prepare for war

A mans moral worth is not measured by what his religious beliefs are but rather...

A mans moral worth is not measured by what his religious beliefs are but rather...

Gravitation can not be held responsible for people falling in love.

Gravitation can not be held responsible for people falling in love.

A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new.

A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new.

Only those who attempt the absurd will achieve the impossible.

Only those who attempt the absurd will achieve the impossible.

Only a life lived for others is worth living.

Only a life lived for others is worth living.

The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination.

The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination.

The idle man does not know what it is to enjoy rest.

The idle man does not know what it is to enjoy rest.

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...

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.

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,...

The led must not be compelled, they must be able to choose their own leader

The led must not be compelled, they must be able to choose their own leader

The world is a dangerous place, not because of those who do evil, but because...

The world is a dangerous place, not because of those who do evil, but because...

Our deeds determine us, as much as we determine our deeds

Our deeds determine us, as much as we determine our deeds

It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the...

It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the...

All politics are based on the indifference of the majority.

All politics are based on the indifference of the majority.