The foundation of morality should not be made dependent on myth nor tied to any authority lest doubt about the myth or about the legitimacy of the authority imperil the foundation of sound judgment and action.

Quote by Albert Einstein

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Only a life lived for others is a life worth while.

Only a life lived for others is a life worth while.

A man should look for what is, and not for what he thinks should be.

A man should look for what is, and not for what he thinks should be.

Solitude is painful when one is young, but delightful when one is more mature.

Solitude is painful when one is young, but delightful when one is more mature.

Gravitation is not responsible for people falling in love.

Gravitation is not responsible for people falling in love.

One cannot simultaneously prevent and prepare for war

One cannot simultaneously prevent and prepare for war

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

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

Education is what remains after one has forgotten what one has learned in school.

Education is what remains after one has forgotten what one has learned in school.

I want to know how God created this world. I am not interested in this...

I want to know how God created this world. I am not interested in this...

It is the theory that decides what can be observed

It is the theory that decides what can be observed

The attempt to combine wisdom and power has only rarely been successful and then only...

The attempt to combine wisdom and power has only rarely been successful and then only...

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

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

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...

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

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

Peace cannot be kept by force. It can only be achieved by understanding.

Peace cannot be kept by force. It can only be achieved by understanding.

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...

Women marry men hoping they will change. Men marry women hoping they will not. So...

Women marry men hoping they will change. Men marry women hoping they will not. So...

As far as the laws of mathematics refer to reality, they are not certain; and...

As far as the laws of mathematics refer to reality, they are not certain; and...

The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of...

The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of...

The patience of poverty. In rice fields, backs bent forever. Amazing, man outoxens the oxen...

The patience of poverty. In rice fields, backs bent forever. Amazing, man outoxens the oxen...

Mysteries are not necessarily miracles.

Mysteries are not necessarily miracles.