Albert Einstein quotations

As far as the laws of mathematics refer to reality, they are not certain; and as far as they are certain, they do not refer to reality.: Albert Einstein

Before God we are all equally wise - and equally foolish.: Albert Einstein

Do not worry about your difficulties in Mathematics. I can assure you mine are still greater.: Albert Einstein

Ethical axioms are found and tested not very differently from the axioms of science. Truth is what stands the test of experience.: Albert Einstein

Few people are capable of expressing with equanimity opinions which differ from the prejudices of their social environment. Most people are even incapable of forming such opinions.: Albert Einstein

I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones.: Albert Einstein

I never think of the future - it comes soon enough.: Albert Einstein

If I had only known, I would have been a locksmith.: Albert Einstein

If you are out to describe the truth, leave elegance to the tailor.: Albert Einstein
Imagination is more important than knowledge...: Albert Einstein

It is a miracle that curiosity survives formal education.: Albert Einstein

Laws alone can not secure freedom of expression; in order that every man present his views without penalty there must be spirit of tolerance in the entire population.: Albert Einstein

My religion consists of a humble admiration of the illimitable superior spirit who reveals himself in the slight details we are able to perceive with our frail and feeble mind.: Albert Einstein

Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former.: Albert Einstein

Reading, after a certain age, diverts the mind too much from its creative pursuits. Any man who reads too much and uses his own brain too little falls into lazy habits of thinking.: Albert Einstein

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

The ideals which have lighted my way, and time after time have given me new courage to face life cheerfully, have been Kindness, Beauty, and Truth. The trite subjects of human efforts, possessions, outward success, luxury have always seemed to me contemptible.: Albert Einstein

The important thing is not to stop questioning.: Albert Einstein

The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing. One cannot help but be in awe when he contemplates the mysteries of eternity, of life, of the marvelous structure of reality. It is enough if one tries merely to comprehend a little of this mystery every day. Never lose a holy curiosity.: Albert Einstein

The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science.: Albert Einstein

The most incomprehensible thing about the world is that it is at all comprehensible.: Albert Einstein

The release of atomic energy has not created a new problem. It has merely made more urgent the necessity of solving an existing one.: Albert Einstein

The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources.: Albert Einstein

To punish me for my contempt for authority, fate made me an authority myself.: Albert Einstein

Too many of us look upon Americans as dollar chasers. This is a cruel libel, even if it is reiterated thoughtlessly by the Americans themselves.: Albert Einstein

Truth is what stands the test of experience.: Albert Einstein

Try not to become a man of success but rather to become a man of value.: Albert Einstein

We should take care not to make the intellect our god; it has, of course, powerful muscles, but no personality.: Albert Einstein

Yes, we have to divide up our time like that, between our politics and our equations. But to me our equations are far more important, for politics are only a matter of present concern. A mathematical equation stands forever.: Albert Einstein

Science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind.: Albert Einstein, "Science, Philosophy and Religion: a Symposium", 1941