Reading, after a certain age, diverts the mind too much from its creative pursuits. Any man who reads too much and uses his own brain too little falls into lazy habits of thinking.

Quote by Albert Einstein

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Information is not knowledge.

Information is not knowledge.

Things should be made as simple as possible, but not any simpler.

Things should be made as simple as possible, but not any simpler.

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...

The release of atomic energy has not created a new problem. It has merely made...

The release of atomic energy has not created a new problem. It has merely made...

What I see in Nature is a magnificent structure that we can comprehend only very...

What I see in Nature is a magnificent structure that we can comprehend only very...

What really interests me is whether God had any choice in the creation of the...

What really interests me is whether God had any choice in the creation of the...

Intellectuals solve problems; geniuses prevent them.

Intellectuals solve problems; geniuses prevent them.

My feeling is religious insofar as I am imbued with the consciousness of the insufficiency...

My feeling is religious insofar as I am imbued with the consciousness of the insufficiency...

It is only to the individual that a soul is given.

It is only to the individual that a soul is given.

Everything should be as simple as it is, but not simpler

Everything should be as simple as it is, but not simpler

The most incomprehensible thing about the world is that it is comprehensible.

The most incomprehensible thing about the world is that it is comprehensible.

Wisdom is not a product of schooling but of the lifelong attempt to acquire it

Wisdom is not a product of schooling but of the lifelong attempt to acquire it

Science is a wonderful thing if one does not have to earn ones living at...

Science is a wonderful thing if one does not have to earn ones living at...

Nothing is more destructive of respect for the government and the law of the land...

Nothing is more destructive of respect for the government and the law of the land...

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

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

Nothing will end war unless the people themselves refuse to go to war.

Nothing will end war unless the people themselves refuse to go to war.

Intelligence makes clear to us the interrelationship of means and ends. But mere thinking cannot...

Intelligence makes clear to us the interrelationship of means and ends. But mere thinking cannot...

Human beings must have action; and they will make it if they cannot find it.

Human beings must have action; and they will make it if they cannot find it.

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...

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?