Einstein Quotes

First, a word of caution. I do not idolize anyone, and that includes Einstein. I do not agree with every statement he made, but I do appreciate the ones shown below. And I don't particularly care if they were, indeed, made by Einstein or if they are mis-attributed. Things are true or they are not, regardless of the person who speaks them.



When you look at yourself from a universal standpoint, something inside always reminds or informs you that there are bigger and better things to worry about.
Albert Einstein, The World as I See It.

Great spirits have always encountered 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, quoted in New York Times, March 13, 1940

The release of atomic energy has not created a new problem. It has merely made more urgent the necessity of solving an existing one.
Albert Einstein

It is a miracle that curiosity survives formal education.
Albert Einstein

The release of atomic energy has not created a new problem. It has merely made more urgent the necessity of solving an existing one.
Albert Einstein

I am absolutely convinced that no wealth in the world can help humanity forward, even in the hands of the most devoted worker in this cause. The example of great and pure characters is the only thing that can produce fine ideas and noble deeds. Money only appeals to selfishness and always tempts its owners irresistibly to abuse it.

Man can find meaning in life, short and perilous as it is, only through devoting himself to society.