175 Quotes By Albert Einstein


The attempt to combine wisdom and power has only rarely been successful and then only for a short while.
Albert Einstein on wisdom

Common sense is the collection of prejudices acquired by age eighteen.
Albert Einstein on age

Too many of us look upon Americans as dollar chasers. This is a cruel libel, even if it is reiterated thoughtlessly by the Americans themselves.
Albert Einstein on american

You see, wire telegraph is a kind of a very, very long cat. You pull his tail in New York and his head is meowing in Los Angeles. Do you understand this? And radio operates exactly the same way: you send signals here, they receive them there. The only difference is that there is no cat.
Albert Einstein on animals

Technological progress is like an axe in the hands of a pathological criminal.
Albert Einstein on change

Education is a series of prejudices acquired by the age of eighteen.
Albert Einstein on education

If my theory of relativty is proven successful, Germany will claim me as a German and France will declare that I am a citizen of the world. Should my theory prove untrue, France will say I am a German and Germany will declare that I am a Jew.
Albert Einstein on government

Imagination is more important than knowledge.
Albert Einstein on imagination

I am enough of an artist to draw freely upon my imagination. Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world.
Albert Einstein on inspiration

The important thing is not to stop questioning.
Albert Einstein on inspiration

Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.
Albert Einstein on inspiration

Gravity is not responsible for people falling in love.
Albert Einstein on love

Try not to become a man of success but rather try to become a man of value
Albert Einstein on success

If A equals success, then the formula is A equals X plus Y and Z, with X being work, Y play, and Z keeping your mouth shut.
Albert Einstein on success

The hardest thing in the world to understand is the income tax.
Albert Einstein on taxes