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Albert Einstein Quotes

Throughout his life, Albert Einstein expressed many thoughts, and he was no exception. Some of the most famous quotes from his life are attributed to other people, including other famous people. This famous quote was first associated with a sociology professor, William Bruce Cameron. The quote was only made famous in the mid-1980s. Regardless, it remains a great example of how the mind of a great man can be molded.

One of the most interesting aspects of Albert Einstein's life is his ability to spark conversation. His genius and theories in the field of physics have inspired countless conversations. In addition to his contributions to the field of physics, he was also known for his humorous and insightful words. These quotes from Albert Einstein will help you learn and grow as an intelligent individual. If you are looking for a few inspirational quotes from him, these are a great place to start.

The man who gave the world the modern computer and the atomic bomb was an icon in his day. During the reign of Adolf Hitler, Einstein renounced his German heritage and chose to live in America. In 1935, he applied for US citizenship and was a US citizen in 1940. At this time, the Nazis were researching atomic bombs, and he alerted Theodore Roosevelt to the threat. He led the way for the Manhattan Project, which focused on the development of nuclear weapons.



Any fool can know. The point is to understand. Albert Einstein

  •  Any fool can know. The point is to understand. Albert Einstein 
A calm and modest life brings more happiness than the pursuit of success combined with constant restlessness. Albert Einstein

  • A calm and modest life brings more happiness than the pursuit of success combined with constant restlessness. Albert Einstein
Intellectuals solve problems, geniuses prevent them. Albert Einstein

  • Intellectuals solve problems, geniuses prevent them. Albert Einstein 
If you want your children to be intelligent, read them fairy tales. If you want them to be more intelligent, read them more fairy tales. Albert Einstein

  • If you want your children to be intelligent, read them fairy tales. If you want them to be more intelligent, read them more fairy tales. Albert Einstein 
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He who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good as dead; his eyes are closed. Albert Einstein

  • He who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good as dead; his eyes are closed. Albert Einstein 
The search for truth is more precious than its possession. Albert Einstein

  • The search for truth is more precious than its possession. Albert Einstein
I always get by best with my naivety, which is 20 percent deliberate. Albert Einstein

  • I always get by best with my naivety, which is 20 percent deliberate. Albert Einstein
A happy man is too satisfied with the present to dwell too much on the future. Albert Einstein
  • A happy man is too satisfied with the present to dwell too much on the future. Albert Einstein 
Weak people revenge. Strong people forgive. Intelligent people ignore. Albert Einstein

  • Weak people revenge. Strong people forgive. Intelligent people ignore. Albert Einstein
Don’t listen to the person who has the answers; listen to the person who has the questions.

  • Don’t listen to the person who has the answers; listen to the person who has the questions.
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The only thing more dangerous than ignorance is arrogance.

  • The only thing more dangerous than ignorance is arrogance. 
Long live impudence! It’s my guardian angel in this world.

  • Long live impudence! It’s my guardian angel in this world.
Most people say that it is the intellect which makes a great scientist. They are wrong: it is character.

  • Most people say that it is the intellect which makes a great scientist. They are wrong: it is character.
If you are out to describe the truth, leave elegance to the tailor.

  • If you are out to describe the truth, leave elegance to the tailor.
The value of achievement lies in the achieving.

  • The value of achievement lies in the achieving.
Three rules of work: Out of clutter find simplicity; From discord find harmony; In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity.


  • Three rules of work: Out of clutter find simplicity; From discord find harmony; In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity.

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If people are good only because they fear punishment, and hope for reward, then we are a sorry lot indeed.

  • If people are good only because they fear punishment, and hope for reward, then we are a sorry lot indeed.
Anger dwells only in the bosom of fools.

  • Anger dwells only in the bosom of fools.


To raise new questions, new possibilities, to regard old problems from a new angle, requires creative imagination and marks real advance in science.

  • To raise new questions, new possibilities, to regard old problems from a new angle, requires creative imagination and marks real advance in science.
Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius, and a lot of courage, to move in the opposite direction.

  • Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius, and a lot of courage, to move in the opposite direction.
Unthinking respect for authority is the greatest enemy of truth.

  • Unthinking respect for authority is the greatest enemy of truth. 
How strange is the lot of us mortals! Each of us is here for a brief sojourn; for what purpose he knows not, though he sometimes thinks he senses it.

  • How strange is the lot of us mortals! Each of us is here for a brief sojourn; for what purpose he knows not, though he sometimes thinks he senses it.
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The value of a man should be seen in what he gives and not in what he is able to receive.

  • The value of a man should be seen in what he gives and not in what he is able to receive.
When I am judging a theory, I ask myself whether, if I were God, I would have arranged the world in such a way.

  • When I am judging a theory, I ask myself whether, if I were God, I would have arranged the world in such a way.
I believe in intuition and inspiration. At times I feel certain I am right while not knowing the reason.

  • I believe in intuition and inspiration. At times I feel certain I am right while not knowing the reason.
The only real valuable thing is intuition.

  • The only real valuable thing is intuition.
The only source of knowledge is experience.

  • The only source of knowledge is experience.
If you can’t explain it simply, you don’t understand it well enough.

  • If you can’t explain it simply, you don’t understand it well enough.
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It’s not that I’m so smart, it’s just that I stay with problems longer.

  • It’s not that I’m so smart, it’s just that I stay with problems longer.
Creativity is intelligence having fun.

  • Creativity is intelligence having fun.
I lived in that solitude which is painful in youth, but delicious in maturity.

  • I lived in that solitude which is painful in youth, but delicious in maturity.
At any rate, I am convinced that He does not play dice.

  • At any rate, I am convinced that He does not play dice.
I want to know God’s thoughts; the rest are details

  • I want to know God’s thoughts; the rest are details
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The world is not dangerous because of those who do harm but because of those who look at it without doing anything.

  • The world is not dangerous because of those who do harm but because of those who look at it without doing anything.
The most incomprehensible thing about the world is that it is at all comprehensible.

  • The most incomprehensible thing about the world is that it is at all comprehensible.
The most powerful force in the universe is compound interest.

  • The most powerful force in the universe is compound interest.
Make everything as simple as possible, but not simpler.

  • Make everything as simple as possible, but not simpler.
You have to learn the rules of the game. And then you have to play better than anyone else.

  • You have to learn the rules of the game. And then you have to play better than anyone else.
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There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.

  • There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.
No problem can be solved from the same level of consciousness that created it.

  • No problem can be solved from the same level of consciousness that created it.
Try not to become a man of success but rather to become a man of value.

  • Try not to become a man of success but rather to become a man of value.
You never fail until you stop trying.

  • You never fail until you stop trying. 
Once we accept our limits, we go beyond them.

  • Once we accept our limits, we go beyond them.
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A little knowledge is dangerous. So is a lot.

  • A little knowledge is dangerous. So is a lot.
God is subtle but he is not malicious.

  • God is subtle but he is not malicious.
Information is not knowledge.

  • Information is not knowledge.
One flower is beautiful, a surfeit of flowers is vulgar.

  • One flower is beautiful, a surfeit of flowers is vulgar.
Where there’s a will there’s a way.

  • Where there’s a will there’s a way.
The idle man does not know what it is to enjoy rest.

  • The idle man does not know what it is to enjoy rest.
Great spirits have always found violent opposition from mediocrities.


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