“Before God we are all equally wise – and equally foolish.”

“Do not worry about your difficulties in Mathematics. I can assure you mine are still greater.”

“Gravitation cannot be held responsible for people falling in love. How on earth can you explain in terms of chemistry and physics so important a biological phenomenon as first love? Put your hand on a stove for a minute and it seems like an hour. Sit with that special girl for an hour and it seems like a minute. That’s relativity.”

“I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones.”

“I never think of the future – it comes soon enough.”

“If you are out to describe the truth, leave elegance to the tailor.”

“Imagination is more important than knowledge…”

“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.”

“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.”

“Nothing will benefit human health and increase the chances for survival of life on Earth as much as the evolution to a vegetarian diet.”

“Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I’m not sure about the former.”

“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.”

“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.”

“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.”

“The most beautiful experience we can have is the mysterious.”

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

deletereply pestep55 wrote on May 29, ’09 he was wise indeed /:-)

deletereply artprevails wrote on May 29, ’09 I love the math quote the best.

deletereply caffeinatedjo wrote on May 30, ’09 lauritasita said “Do not worry about your difficulties in Mathematics. I can assure you mine are still greater.” “Gravitation cannot be held responsible for people falling in love. How on earth can you explain in terms of chemistry and physics so important a biological phenomenon as first love? Put your hand on a stove for a minute and it seems like an hour. Sit with that special girl for an hour and it seems like a minute. That’s relativity.” I cannot believe his mathematical difficulties were greater than mine lol. I love the quote about falling in love.  What a great sense of humor he has.  I did not realize he was so down-to-earth.

deletereply forgetmenot525 wrote on May 30, ’09 fabulous portrait of him, where did you get that laurita?? my favourite………..if only every one could be so clear headed “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.”

editdeletereply lauritasita wrote on May 30, ’09 forgetmenot525 said fabulous portrait of him, where did you get that laurita?? Loretta, here is the website where I got these quotes from: http://www.quotationspage.com/quotes/Albert_Einstein/