My intellectual development was retarded, as a result of which I began to wonder about space and time only when I had already grown up.

Quote by Albert Einstein

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Nothing truly valuable arises from ambition or from a mere sense of duty; it stems...

Nothing truly valuable arises from ambition or from a mere sense of duty; it stems...

Common sense is the collection of prejudices acquired by age eighteen.

Common sense is the collection of prejudices acquired by age eighteen.

Try not to become a man of success, but rather try to become a man...

Try not to become a man of success, but rather try to become a man...

I have just got a new theory of eternity.

I have just got a new theory of eternity.

Space by itself, and time by itself, are doomed to fade away into mere shadows,...

Space by itself, and time by itself, are doomed to fade away into mere shadows,...

The foundation of morality should not be made dependent on myth nor tied to any...

The foundation of morality should not be made dependent on myth nor tied to any...

Anyone who doesn't take truth seriously in small matters cannot be trusted in large ones...

Anyone who doesn't take truth seriously in small matters cannot be trusted in large ones...

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,...

Highly developed spirits often encounter resistance from mediocre minds.

Highly developed spirits often encounter resistance from mediocre minds.

I would not think that philosophy and reason themselves will be mans guide in the...

I would not think that philosophy and reason themselves will be mans guide in the...

To punish me for my contempt for authority, fate made me an authority myself.

To punish me for my contempt for authority, fate made me an authority myself.

Memory is deceptive because it is colored by today's events.

Memory is deceptive because it is colored by today's events.

Imagination is more important than knowledge.

Imagination is more important than knowledge.

The real difficulty, the difficulty which has baffled the sages of all times, is rather...

The real difficulty, the difficulty which has baffled the sages of all times, is rather...

The man of science is a poor philosopher.

The man of science is a poor philosopher.

Only a life lived for others is worth living

Only a life lived for others is worth living

Three Rules of Work: Out of clutter find simplicity; From discord find harmony; In the...

Three Rules of Work: Out of clutter find simplicity; From discord find harmony; In the...

I would say that the surest measure of a man's or a woman's maturity is...

I would say that the surest measure of a man's or a woman's maturity is...

Happiness is mental harmony; unhappiness is mental inharmony.

Happiness is mental harmony; unhappiness is mental inharmony.

We shall never achieve harmony with land, any more than we shall achieve absolute justice...

We shall never achieve harmony with land, any more than we shall achieve absolute justice...

Of manners gentle, of affections mild; In wit a man, simplicity a child

Of manners gentle, of affections mild; In wit a man, simplicity a child

If you've ever been around a group of actors, you've noticed, no doubt, that they...

If you've ever been around a group of actors, you've noticed, no doubt, that they...