Albert Einstein

The further the spiritual evolution of mankind advances, the more certain it seems to me that the path to genuine religiosity does not lie through the fear of life, and the fear of death, and blind faith, but through striving after rational knowledge.

The mind that opens to a new idea never comes back to its original size.

Heroism on command, senseless violence, and all the loathsome nonsense that goes by the name of patriotism — how passionately I hate them!

I think and think for months and years. Ninety-nine times, the conclusion is false. The hundredth time I am right.

Great spirits have always found violent opposition from mediocrities. The latter cannot understand it when a man does not thoughtlessly submit to hereditary prejudices but honestly and courageously uses his intelligence.

How I wish that somewhere there existed an island for those who are wise and of good will.

The third-rate mind is only happy when it is thinking with the majority. The second-rate mind is only happy when it is thinking with the minority. The first-rate mind is only happy when it is thinking.

Well, I’m not sure what pop psychology is, but I don’t like it.

If you enjoy it enough you’re bound to learn something.

The skill of writing is to create a context in which other people can think.

“He who angers you, conquers you.” – Elizabeth Kenny

If I had to live my life again, I’d make the same mistakes, only sooner.

Those who marry for money end up EARNING it anyway.

Everyone faces the challenge of finding meaning to their suffering.

When people believe in boundaries, they become part of them.

Zen does not confuse spirituality with thinking about God while peeling potatoes. Zen spirituality is just to peel the potatoes.

Whenever you find that you are on the side of the majority, it is time to reform.

A man can seldom – very, very, seldom – fight a winning fight against his training; the odds are too heavy.

If you want to test your memory, try to recall what you were worrying about one year ago today.

You can do anything, but not everything.

The point of quotations is that one can use another’s words to be insulting.