Well-being and happiness never appeared to me as an absolute aim. I am even inclined to compare such moral aims to the ambitions of a pig.

Quote by Albert Einstein

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Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one.

Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one.

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...

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

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

It is strange to be known so universally and yet to be so lonely.

It is strange to be known so universally and yet to be so lonely.

To the Master's honor all must turn, each in its track, without a sound, forever...

To the Master's honor all must turn, each in its track, without a sound, forever...

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...

Intellectuals solve problems, geniuses prevent them.

Intellectuals solve problems, geniuses prevent them.

Yes, we have to divide up our time like that, between our politics and our...

Yes, we have to divide up our time like that, between our politics and our...

I lived in solitude in the country and noticed how the monotony of a quiet...

I lived in solitude in the country and noticed how the monotony of a quiet...

It would be possible to describe everything scientifically, but it would make no sense; it...

It would be possible to describe everything scientifically, but it would make no sense; it...

Education is only a ladder to gather fruit from the tree of knowledge, not the...

Education is only a ladder to gather fruit from the tree of knowledge, not the...

There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is...

There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is...

Science is the century-old endeavor to bring together by means of systematic thought the perceptible...

Science is the century-old endeavor to bring together by means of systematic thought the perceptible...

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.

He who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as...

He who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as...

If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough.

If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough.

The human mind has first to construct forms, independently, before we can find them in...

The human mind has first to construct forms, independently, before we can find them in...

I used to go away for weeks in a state of confusion.

I used to go away for weeks in a state of confusion.

It is my conviction that killing under the cloak of war is nothing but an...

It is my conviction that killing under the cloak of war is nothing but an...

Before God we are all equally wise - and equally foolish

Before God we are all equally wise - and equally foolish