To me the worst thing seems to be a school principally to work with methods of fear, force and artificial authority. Such treatment destroys the sound sentiments, the sincerity and the self-confidence of pupils and produces a subservient subject.

Quote by Albert Einstein

Topics: Confidence Quotes

I am not only a pacifist but a militant pacifist. I am willing to fight...

I am not only a pacifist but a militant pacifist. I am willing to fight...

The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing.

The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing.

When the solution is simple, God is answering.

When the solution is simple, God is answering.

The idle man does not know what it is to enjoy rest.

The idle man does not know what it is to enjoy rest.

I would not think that philosophy and reason themselves will be man's guide in the...

I would not think that philosophy and reason themselves will be man's guide in the...

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.

I think and think for months and years. Ninety-nine times, the conclusion is false. The...

I think and think for months and years. Ninety-nine times, the conclusion is false. The...

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...

The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources.

The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources.

The world is a dangerous place. Not because of the people who are evil; but...

The world is a dangerous place. Not because of the people who are evil; but...

How vile and despicable war seems to me! I would rather be hacked to pieces...

How vile and despicable war seems to me! I would rather be hacked to pieces...

Gravitation is not responsible for people falling in love.

Gravitation is not responsible for people falling in love.

Intellectuals solve problems; geniuses prevent them.

Intellectuals solve problems; geniuses prevent them.

It stands to the everlasting credit of science that by acting on the human mind...

It stands to the everlasting credit of science that by acting on the human mind...

How vile and despicable war seems to me! I would rather be hacked to pieces...

How vile and despicable war seems to me! I would rather be hacked to pieces...

I live in that solitude which is painful in youth, but delicious in the years...

I live in that solitude which is painful in youth, but delicious in the years...

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...

Force always attracts men of low morality, and I believe it to be an invariable...

Force always attracts men of low morality, and I believe it to be an invariable...

When I investigate and when I discover that the forces of the heavens and the...

When I investigate and when I discover that the forces of the heavens and the...

If your heart tends to force friends to do as you say, seed of discord...

If your heart tends to force friends to do as you say, seed of discord...