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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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.

Any man who can drive safely while kissing a pretty girl is simply not giving...

Any man who can drive safely while kissing a pretty girl is simply not giving...

Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.

Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.

Love is a better teacher than duty.

Love is a better teacher than duty.

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...

Imagination is everything. It is the preview of life's coming attractions.

Imagination is everything. It is the preview of life's coming attractions.

Before God we are all equally wise - and equally foolish

Before God we are all equally wise - and equally foolish

You cannot simultaneously prevent and prepare for war.

You cannot simultaneously prevent and prepare for war.

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

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

If you are out to describe the truth, leave elegance to the tailor.

If you are out to describe the truth, leave elegance to the tailor.

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...

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...

Problems cannot be solved by the same level of thinking that created them.

Problems cannot be solved by the same level of thinking that created them.

The measure of intelligence is the ability to change.

The measure of intelligence is the ability to change.

Make everything as simple as possible, but not simpler.

Make everything as simple as possible, but not simpler.

To make a goal of comfort or happiness has never appealed to me; a system...

To make a goal of comfort or happiness has never appealed to me; a system...

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...

You cannot simultaneously prevent and prepare for war.

You cannot simultaneously prevent and prepare for war.

One may say the eternal mystery of the world is its comprehensibility.

One may say the eternal mystery of the world is its comprehensibility.

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

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