

Albert Einstein
13 verified quotes
“The value of a college education is not the learning of many facts but the training of the mind to think.”
Albert Einstein
The New York Times · 1921
verified“Science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind.”
Albert Einstein
Science and Religion · 1941
verified“The true value of a human being is determined primarily by the measure and the sense in which he has attained to liberation from the self.”
Albert Einstein
The World As I See It · 1949
verified“Do not worry about your difficulties in Mathematics. I can assure you mine are still greater.”
Albert Einstein
Letter to Barbara Lee Wilson · 1943
verified“Only a life lived for others is a life worthwhile.”
Albert Einstein
The New York Times · 1932
verified“The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existence. 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 each day. Never lose a holy curiosity.”
Albert Einstein
Death of a Genius, LIFE magazine · 1955
verified“Try to become not a man of success, but try rather to become a man of value.”
Albert Einstein
LIFE magazine · 1955
verified“I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious.”
Albert Einstein
Letter to Carl Seelig · 1952
verified“Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds. The mediocre mind is incapable of understanding the man who refuses to bow blindly to conventional prejudices and chooses instead to express his opinions courageously and honestly.”
Albert Einstein
Letter to Morris Raphael Cohen · 1940
verified“The most beautiful experience we can have is the mysterious. It is the fundamental emotion that stands at the cradle of true art and true science. Whoever does not know it and can no longer wonder, no longer marvel, is as good as dead, and his eyes are dimmed.”
Albert Einstein
Mein Weltbild (The World as I See It) · 1931
verified“I am enough of an artist to draw freely upon my imagination. Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world.”
Albert Einstein
What Life Means to Einstein: An Interview by George Sylvester Viereck · 1929
verified“Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance you must keep moving.”
Albert Einstein
Letter to Eduard Einstein · 1930
verified“In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity.”
Albert Einstein
Letter to a friend
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