Most people say that is it is the intellect which makes a great scientist. They are wrong: it is character.

Quote by Albert Einstein

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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

Intellectuals solve problems; geniuses prevent them.

Intellectuals solve problems; geniuses prevent them.

The human mind is not capable of grasping the Universe. We are like a little...

The human mind is not capable of grasping the Universe. We are like a little...

Knowledge of what is does not open the door directly to what should be.

Knowledge of what is does not open the door directly to what should be.

Reality is merely an illusion, although a very persistent one

Reality is merely an illusion, although a very persistent one

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...

A human being is part of a whole, called by us the Universe, a part...

A human being is part of a whole, called by us the Universe, a part...

The unleashed power of the atom has changed everything save our modes of thinking and...

The unleashed power of the atom has changed everything save our modes of thinking and...

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,...

The world is not dangerous because of those who do harm but because of those...

The world is not dangerous because of those who do harm but because of those...

I do not believe in the God of theology who rewards good and punishes evil.

I do not believe in the God of theology who rewards good and punishes evil.

I never teach my pupils; I only attempt to provide the conditions in which they...

I never teach my pupils; I only attempt to provide the conditions in which they...

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...

Time is what prevents everything from happening at once.

Time is what prevents everything from happening at once.

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...

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.

Common sense is nothing more than a deposit of prejudices laid down in the mind...

Common sense is nothing more than a deposit of prejudices laid down in the mind...

Imagination is more important than knowledge.

Imagination is more important than knowledge.

Imagination! Imagination! I put it first years ago, when I was asked what qualities I...

Imagination! Imagination! I put it first years ago, when I was asked what qualities I...

The moment you doubt whether you can fly, you cease for ever to be able...

The moment you doubt whether you can fly, you cease for ever to be able...