Quotes by Albert Einstein

"If people are good only because they fear punishment, and hope for reward, then we are a sorry lot indeed."

"God always takes the simplest way."

"That deep emotional conviction of the presence of a superior reasoning power, which is revealed in the incomprehensible universe, forms my idea of God."

"It was the experience of mystery - even if mixed with fear - that engendered religion."

"The only source of knowledge is experience."

"Before God we are all equally wise - and equally foolish."

"The environment is everything that isn't me."

"It is a miracle that curiosity survives formal education."

"Education is what remains after one has forgotten what one has learned in school."

"The only thing that interferes with my learning is my education."

"Intellectual growth should commence at birth and cease only at death."

"The fear of death is the most unjustified of all fears, for there's no risk of accident for someone who's dead."

"If the facts don't fit the theory, change the facts."

"The hardest thing to understand in the world is the income tax."

"I believe that a simple and unassuming manner of life is best for everyone, best both for the body and the mind."

"Our task must be to free ourselves by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature and its beauty."

"The pursuit of truth and beauty is a sphere of activity in which we are permitted to remain children all our lives."

"Weakness of attitude becomes weakness of character."

"It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge."

"The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science."