Albert Einstein was a German-born theoretical physicist who’s mind refused to conform without exploration.
He developed the general theory of relativity (one of the two pillars of modern physics) and created the mass—energy equivalence formula E = mc2 (which has been dubbed “the world’s most famous equation”).
Because of his quest to push boundaries, Einstein understood what it meant to change perspectives. From that, his quips of wisdom are some of the most insightful and priceless ever recorded.
Here are 26 of the most compelling quotes by the great Albert Einstein:
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1. “Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is not to stop questioning.”
2. “Try not to become a man of success, but rather try to become a man of value.”
3. “Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.”
4. “We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.”
5. “Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.”
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6. “The only source of knowledge is experience.”
7. “Once we accept our limits, we go beyond them.”
8. “Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere.”
9. “Weakness of attitude becomes weakness of character.”
10. “The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination.”
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11. “There are two ways to live: you can live as if nothing is a miracle; you can live as if everything is a miracle.”
12. “Everyone should be respected as an individual, but no one idolized.”
13. “Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new.”
14. “Peace cannot be kept by force; it can only be achieved by understanding.”
15. “If we knew what it was we were doing, it would not be called research, would it?”
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16. “Anyone who doesn’t take truth seriously in small matters cannot be trusted in large ones either.”
17. “It’s not that I’m so smart, it’s just that I stay with problems longer.”
18. “If you can’t explain it simply, you don’t understand it well enough.”
19. “Never do anything against conscience even if the state demands it.”
20. “All these primary impulses, not easily described in words, are the springs of man’s actions.”
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21. “An empty stomach is not a good political adviser.”
22. “Our task must be to free ourselves by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature and its beauty.”
23. “I think and think for months and years. Ninety-nine times, the conclusion is false. The hundredth time I am right.”
24. “Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.”
25. “Intellectuals solve problems, geniuses prevent them.”
26. “Joy in looking and comprehending is nature’s most beautiful gift.”
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