Albert Einstein

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

It stands to the everlasting credit of science that by acting on the human mind it has overcome man's insecurity before himself and before nature. ”

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. ”

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

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

It is a miracle that curiosity survives formal education. ”

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

We cannot despair of humanity, since we ourselves are human beings. ”

All that is valuable in human society depends upon the opportunity for development accorded the individual. ”

I cannot imagine a God who rewards and punishes the objects of his creation and is but a reflection of human frailty. ”