Albert Einstein — Philosophical Quotes

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Albert Einstein Quotes

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Albert Einstein

Physicist

Philosophical

“I am by heritage a Jew, by citizenship a Swiss, and by makeup a human being, and only a human being, without any special attachment to any state or national entity whatsoever.”

Special Makeup Attachment

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Albert Einstein

Physicist

Philosophical

“Raffiniert ist der Herr Gott, aber boshaft ist er nicht. God is subtle, but he is not malicious.”

Science Subtle Mathematical

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Philosophical

“The woman who follows the crowd will usually believe that I said this.”

Believe Strong Women

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Philosophical

“As the area of light expands, so does the perimeter of darkness.”

Doe Light

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Philosophical

“I have little patience with scientists who take a board of wood, look for its thinnest part, and drill a great number of holes where drilling is easy.”

Inspirational Memorable Patience

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Philosophical

“It would be foolish to despise tradition. But with our growing self-consciousness and increasing intelligence we must begin to control tradition and assume a critical attitude toward it, if human relations are ever to change for the better.”

Self Would Be Attitude

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Philosophical

“I like neither new clothes nor new kinds of food.”

Clothes Food

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Philosophical

“The state was made for man, not man for state.”

Men Made

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Philosophical

“The horizon of many people is a circle with a radius of zero. They call this their point of view.”

Inspirational Views Zero

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Philosophical

“The state exists for man, not man for the state. The same may be said of science. These are old phrases, coined by people who saw in human individuality the highest human value. I would hesitate to repeat them, were it not for the ever recurring danger that they may be forgotten, especially in these days of organization and stereotypes.”

Men Time Anger

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Philosophical

“Man is, at one and the same time, a solitary being and a social being. As a solitary being, he attempts to protect his own existence and that of those who are closest to him, to satisfy his personal desires, and to develop his innate abilities. As a social being, he seeks to gain the recognition and affection of his fellow human beings, to share in their pleasures, to comfort them in their sorrows, and to improve their conditions of life.”

Men Desire Sorrow

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Philosophical

“The highest principles for our aspirations and judgments are given to us in the Jewish-Christian religious tradition.”

Christian Religious Principles

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