Possessions, outward success, publicity, luxury - to me these have always been contemptible. I believe that a simple and unassuming manner of life is best for every one, best both for the body and the mind.

Quote by Albert Einstein

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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...

Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried something new.

Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried something new.

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...

I am convinced that He (God) does not play dice.

I am convinced that He (God) does not play dice.

Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the...

Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the...

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.

The only thing that interferes with my learning is my education.

The only thing that interferes with my learning is my education.

True religion is real living; living with all one's soul, with all one's goodness and...

True religion is real living; living with all one's soul, with all one's goodness and...

Heroism on command, senseless violence, and all the loathsome nonsense that goes by the name...

Heroism on command, senseless violence, and all the loathsome nonsense that goes by the name...

Perfection of means and confusion of goals seem - in my opinion - to characterize...

Perfection of means and confusion of goals seem - in my opinion - to characterize...

Nothing will benefit human health and increase the chances for survival of life on Earth...

Nothing will benefit human health and increase the chances for survival of life on Earth...

We all try to escape pain and death, while we seek what is pleasant.

We all try to escape pain and death, while we seek what is pleasant.

I feel that you are justified in looking into the future with true assurance, because...

I feel that you are justified in looking into the future with true assurance, because...

That deep emotional conviction of the presence of a superior reasoning power, which is revealed...

That deep emotional conviction of the presence of a superior reasoning power, which is revealed...

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 school has always been the most important means of transferring the wealth of tradition...

The school has always been the most important means of transferring the wealth of tradition...

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...

A question that sometimes drives me hazy: am I or are the others crazy?

A question that sometimes drives me hazy: am I or are the others crazy?

The biggest disease this day and age is that of people feeling unloved.

The biggest disease this day and age is that of people feeling unloved.

My father hated radio and could not wait for television to be invented so he...

My father hated radio and could not wait for television to be invented so he...

Life is thickly sown with thorns, and I know no other remedy than to pass...

Life is thickly sown with thorns, and I know no other remedy than to pass...