Einstein, Albert (1879-1955)
It is nothing short of a miracle that modern methods of instruction have not yet entirely strangled the holy curiousity of inquiry.
In H. Eves Return to Mathematical Circles, Boston: Prindle, Weber and Schmidt, 1988.
Einstein, Albert (1879-1955)
The world needs heroes and it's better they be harmless men like me than villains like Hitler.
In H. Eves Return to Mathematical Circles, Boston: Prindle, Weber and Schmidt, 1988.
Einstein, Albert (1879-1955)
A human being is a
part of the whole,
called by us
"Universe," a part
limited in time and
space. He
experiences himself,
his thoughts and
feelings as
something separated
from the rest, a
kind of optical
delusion of his
consciousness. This
delusion is a kind
of prison for us,
restricting us to
our personal desires
and to affection for
a few persons
nearest to us. Our
task must be to free
ourselves from this
prison by widening
our circle of
compassion to
embrace all living
creatures and the
whole of nature in
its beauty. Nobody
is able to achieve
this completely, but
the striving for
such achievement is
in itself a part of
the liberation and a
foundation for inner
security.
In H. Eves,
Mathematical
Circles Adieu,
Boston: Prindle,
Weber and Schmidt,
1977.
Einstein, Albert (1879-1955)
These thoughts did not come in any verbal formulation. I rarely think in words at all. A thought comes, and I may try to express it in words afterward.
In H. Eves Mathematical Circles Adieu, Boston: Prindle, Weber and Schmidt, 1977.
Einstein, Albert (1879-1955)
Do not worry about your difficulties in mathematics, I assure you that mine are greater.
Einstein, Albert (1879-1955)
The truth of a theory is in your mind, not in your eyes.
In H. Eves Mathematical Circles Squared, Boston: Prindle, Weber and Schmidt, 1972.
Einstein, Albert (1879-1955)
Since the mathematicians have invaded the theory of relativity, I do not understand it myself anymore.
In A. Sommerfelt "To Albert Einstein's Seventieth Birthday" in Paul A. Schilpp (ed.) Albert Einstein, Philosopher-Scientist, Evanston, 1949.
Einstein, Albert (1879-1955)
The human mind has first to construct forms, independently, before we can find them in things.
Einstein, Albert (1879-1955)
Nature hides her secrets because of her essential loftiness, but not by means of ruse.
Einstein, Albert (1879-1955)
Raffiniert ist der Herr Gott, aber boshaft ist er nicht. God is subtle, but he is not malicious.
Inscribed in Fine Hall, Princeton University.