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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Never do anything against conscience even if the state demands it.

Never do anything against conscience even if the state demands it.

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...

Generations to come will scarce believe that such a one as this walked the earth...

Generations to come will scarce believe that such a one as this walked the earth...

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...

Let every man judge according to his own standards, by what he has himself read,...

Let every man judge according to his own standards, by what he has himself read,...

The truth of a theory is in your mind, not in your eyes.

The truth of a theory is in your mind, not in your eyes.

One reason why mathematics enjoys special esteem, above all other sciences, is that its laws...

One reason why mathematics enjoys special esteem, above all other sciences, is that its laws...

The world as we have created it is a process of our thinking. It cannot...

The world as we have created it is a process of our thinking. It cannot...

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

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

Whoever undertakes to set himself up as judge in the field of truth and knowledge...

Whoever undertakes to set himself up as judge in the field of truth and knowledge...

The gift of fantasy has meant more to me than my talent for absorbing positive...

The gift of fantasy has meant more to me than my talent for absorbing positive...

Education is what remains when one has forgotten everything he learned in school.

Education is what remains when one has forgotten everything he learned in school.

Gravitation is not responsible for people falling in love.

Gravitation is not responsible for people falling in love.

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...

We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.

We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.

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 a sad era when it is easier to smash an atom than a prejudice.

What a sad era when it is easier to smash an atom than a prejudice.

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...

Few are those who see with their own eyes and feel with their own hearts

Few are those who see with their own eyes and feel with their own hearts

The true value of a human being can be found in the degree to which...

The true value of a human being can be found in the degree to which...