Culture in its higher forms is a delicate plant which depends on a complicated set of conditions and is wont to flourish only in a few places at any given time.
Marie Curie is, of all celebrated beings, the only one whom fame has not corrupted.
The most important human endeavor is the striving for morality in our actions.
The sceptic will say, ‘It may well be true that this system of equations is reasonable from a logical standpoint, but this does not prove that it corresponds to nature.’ You are right, dear sceptic. Experience alone can decide on truth.
Analytics will never tell you everything you want to know.
Assumptions are made and most assumptions are wrong.
Anyone can repeat a technical explanation they read in a text-book or blog post.
True knowledge comes with deep understanding of a topic and its inner workings.
Here’s a Challenge: Study a complicated topic in such detail that anyone interested can nod their head and understand as you explain specific concepts within the topic.
I must try, however, as best I can, although I am very conscious of the fact that our feelings and strivings are often contradictory and obscure and that they cannot be expressed in easy and simple formulas.
It is my belief that the problem of bringing peace to the world on a supranational basis will be solved only by employing Gandhi’s method on a larger scale.
I don’t believe in mathematics.
One is born into a herd of buffaloes and must be glad if one is not trampled under foot before one’s time.
What can the schools do to defend democracy? Should they preach a specific political doctrine? I believe they should not. If they are able to teach young people to have a critical mind and a socially oriented attitude, they will have done all that is necessary.
Science will stagnate if it is made to serve practical goals.
Good acts are like good poems. One may easily get their drift, but they are not rationally understood.
One must shy away from questionable undertakings, even when they bear a high-sounding name.
It is not so important where one settles down. The best thing is to follow your instincts without too much reflection.
Mysticism is in fact the only criticism people cannot level against my theory.
I have remained a simple fellow who asks nothing of the world; only my youth is gone – the enchanting youth that forever walks on air.