I believe that the horrifying deterioration in the ethical conduct of people today stems from the mechanization and dehumanization of our lives. A disastrous by-product of the development of the scientific and technical mentality. We are guilty. Man grows cold faster than the planet he inhabits.
The wing structure of the hornet, in relation to its weight, is not suitable for flight, but he does not know this and flies anyway.
The greatest tragedy of human existence is the illusion of separateness.
He who finds a thought that lets us a little deeper into the eternal mystery of nature has been granted great peace.
What I value in life is quality rather than quantity.
Reason is intuition’s servant.
About Newton: Nature to him was an open book, whose letters he could read without effort.
One always likes to do the things for which one has ability.
Go out as far as you can go and start from there.
Everything is energy and that’s all there is to it.
To have a better life we must keep choosing how we are living.
The magic of compounding interest is truly the eighth wonder of the world!
To take those fools in clerical garb seriously is to show them too much honor.
When I was still a rather precocious young man, I already realized most vividly the futility of the hopes and aspirations that most men pursue throughout their lives.
Mere praise of peace is easy and ineffective. What is needed is acitve participation in the fight against war and everything which leads to it.
Do you believe in immortality? No, and one life is enough for me.
Be a loner. That gives you time to wonder...
Men should continue to fight, but they should fight for things worth while, not for imaginary geographical lines, racial prejudices and private greed draped in the color’s of patriotism.
Joy and amazement of the beauty and grandeur of this world of which man can just form a faint notion...
Time flies when you are having fun.