The grand aim of all science is to cover the greatest number of empirical facts by logical deduction from the smallest number of hypotheses or axioms.

Quote by Albert Einstein

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All our lauded technological progress -- our very civilization - is like the axe in...

All our lauded technological progress -- our very civilization - is like the axe in...

A man's moral worth is not measured by what his religious beliefs are but rather...

A man's moral worth is not measured by what his religious beliefs are but rather...

Example isn't another way to teach, it is the only way to teach.

Example isn't another way to teach, it is the only way to teach.

Sometimes one pays most for the things one gets for nothing.

Sometimes one pays most for the things one gets for nothing.

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...

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...

Highly developed spirits often encounter resistance from mediocre minds.

Highly developed spirits often encounter resistance from mediocre minds.

The pioneers of a warless world are the young men (and women) who refuse military...

The pioneers of a warless world are the young men (and women) who refuse military...

The value of a man should be seen in what he gives and not in...

The value of a man should be seen in what he gives and not in...

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...

Technological progress is like an axe in the hands of a pathological criminal.

Technological progress is like an axe in the hands of a pathological criminal.

Joy in looking and comprehending is natures most beautiful gift.

Joy in looking and comprehending is natures most beautiful gift.

Do you believe in immortality? No, and one life is enough for me.

Do you believe in immortality? No, and one life is enough for me.

The further the spiritual evolution of mankind advances, the more certain it seems to me...

The further the spiritual evolution of mankind advances, the more certain it seems to me...

Desire for approval and recognition is a healthy motive, but the desire to be acknowledged...

Desire for approval and recognition is a healthy motive, but the desire to be acknowledged...

You cannot simultaneously prevent and prepare for war.

You cannot simultaneously prevent and prepare for war.

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...

Too many of us look upon Americans as dollar chasers. This is a cruel libel,...

Too many of us look upon Americans as dollar chasers. This is a cruel libel,...

Make everything as simple as possible, but not simpler.

Make everything as simple as possible, but not simpler.

The distinction between the past, present and future is only a stubbornly persistent illusion.

The distinction between the past, present and future is only a stubbornly persistent illusion.