

“The value of a college education is not the learning of many facts but the training of the mind to think.”
The New York Times · 1921
18 May 1921; in response to a question included in the Edison Test
Traced to The New York Times (1921).
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“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
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“Happiness is the final and perfect fruit of obedience to the laws of life.”
Helen Keller
The Simplest Way to be Happy · 1933
verified“The highest result of education is tolerance.”
Helen Keller
Optimism · 1903
verified“Example is the best lesson there is.”
Eleanor Roosevelt
Tomorrow Is Now · 1963
verified“Only a man's character is the real criterion of worth.”
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My Day · 1944
verified“It isn't enough to talk about peace. One must believe in it. And it isn't enough to believe in it. One must work at it.”
Eleanor Roosevelt
Voice of America broadcast · 1951
verified“In the long run, we shape our lives and we shape ourselves. The process never ends until we die. And the choices we make are ultimately our own responsibility.”
Eleanor Roosevelt
You Learn by Living · 1960
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