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. |
There is no logical way to the discovery of these elemental laws. There is only the way of intuition, which is helped by a feeling for the order lying behind the appearance. |
I do not believe in the God of theology who rewards good and punishes evil. |
Whoever is careless with the truth in small matters cannot be trusted with important matters. |
The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science. |
Most people say that is it is the intellect which makes a great scientist. They are wrong: it is character. |
A man should look for what is, and not for what he thinks should be. |
Information is not knowledge. |
Few are those who see with their own eyes and feel with their own hearts. |
Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former. |
Love is a better teacher than duty. Topics: Love Is |
Solitude is painful when one is young, but delightful when one is more mature. |
Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value. |
The attempt to combine wisdom and power has only rarely been successful and then only for a short while. |
Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one. |
The only real valuable thing is intuition. |
He who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good as dead; his eyes are closed. |
Concern for man and his fate must always form the chief interest of all technical endeavors. Never forget this in the midst of your diagrams and equations. |
The road to perdition has ever been accompanied by lip service to an ideal. |
It is only to the individual that a soul is given. |