47 quotes
German-born theoretical physicist
“Man is here for the sake of other men - above all for those upon whose smiles and well-being our own happiness depends.”
"The world won't be destroyed by those who do evil, but by those who watch them without doing anything."
on Activism
"The world is in greater peril from those who tolerate or encourage evil than from those who actually commit it."
"We can not solve our problems with the same level of thinking that created them"
on Problem Solving
"Everything must be made as simple as possible. But not simpler."
on Wisdom
"The significant problems we have cannot be solved at the same level of thinking with which we created them."
"Everyone should be respected as an individual, but no one idolized."
on Ethics
"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."
on Life
"I never teach my pupils, I only attempt to provide the conditions in which they can learn."
on Education
"A human being is a part of the whole, called by us "Universe", a part limited in time and space."
on Philosophy
"Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds."
on Courage
"You do not really understand something unless you can explain it to your grandmother."
"We shall require a substantially new manner of thinking if mankind is to survive."
on Critical Thinking
"Whoever is careless with the truth in small matters cannot be trusted with important matters"
on Truth
"A foolish faith in authority is the worst enemy of truth."
on Faith
"For us physicists believe the separation between past, present, and future is only an illusion, although a convincing one."
on Perception
"Matter tells space how to curve, space tells matter how to move."
on Physics
"The state was made for man, not man for state."
on Society
"Those who have the privilege to know have the duty to act, and in that action are the seeds of new knowledge."
"Nationalism is an infantile sickness. It is the measles of the human race."
"Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving."
on Perseverance
