Inspirational Quotations by Albert Einstein

  • The Three Rules of Work
    1. Out of clutter, find simplicity.
    2. From discord, find harmony.
    3. In the middle of difficulty, lies opportunity.
    Topics: Difficulty, Opportunity, Harmony, Simplicity, Work Ethics
    From Issue 2
  • Strive not to be a success,
    but rather to be of value.
    From Issue 42
  • Anyone who has never made a mistake
    has never tried anything new.
    From Issue 42
  • I never think of the future. It comes soon enough.
    From Issue 60
  • The important thing is to not stop questioning.
    From Issue 62
  • Learn from yesterday:
    Live for today:
    Hope for tomorrow.
    From Issue 90
  • If A is a success in life, then A equals X plus Y plus Z.
    Work is X; Y is play; and Z is keeping your mouth shut.
    From Issue 90
  • Try not to become a man of success,
    But rather try to become a man of value.
    From Issue 92
  • I think and think for months and years,
    ninety-nine times, the conclusion is false.
    The hundredth time I am right.
    From Issue 95
  • Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new.
    From Issue 113
  • There are two ways to live you life:
    One is as though nothing is a miracle.
    The other is as though everything is a miracle.
    From Issue 121
  • Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.
    From Issue 133
  • Everything that is really great and inspiring is
    created by the individual who can labour in freedom.
    From Issue 156
  • Logic will get you from A to B.
    Imagination will take you everywhere.
    From Issue 164
  • There are only two ways to live your life.
    One is as though nothing is a miracle.
    The other is as though everything is a miracle.
    From Issue 169
  • Not everything that can be counted counts,
    and not everything that counts can be counted.
    From Issue 182
  • Few people are capable of expressing with equanimity
    opinions which differ from the prejudices of their social environment.
    Most people are even incapable of forming such opinions.
    From Issue 200
  • I am enough of an artist to draw freely upon my imagination.
    Imagination is more important than knowledge.
    Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world.
    From Issue 201
  • Life is like riding a bicycle.
    To keep your balance, you must keep moving.
    From Issue 214
  • Imagination is more important than knowledge.
    It is the preview of life's coming attractions.
    From Issue 223
  • In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity.
    From Issue 232
  • The most beautiful experience we can have
    is the mysterious - the fundamental emotion which
    stands at the cradle of true art and true science.
    From Issue 236
  • The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources.
    From Issue 242
  • It is a miracle that curiosity survives formal education.
    From Issue 244
  • An intuitive mind is a sacred gift and
    the rational mind is a faithful servant.
    We have created a society that
    honors the servant and has forgotten the gift.
    From Issue 249
  • Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new.
    From Issue 257
  • It has become appallingly obvious that our technology has exceeded our humanity.
    From Issue 259
  • Make everything as simple as possible, but not simpler.
    From Issue 264
  • You cannot solve the problem with the same
    kind of thinking that has created the problem.
    From Issue 267
  • It's not that I'm am so smart,
    it's just that I stay with problems longer.
    From Issue 273
  • The most beautiful experience we can have is the mysterious -- the fundamental
    emotion which stands at the cradle of true art and true science.
    From Issue 286
  • Make everything as simple as possible, but not simpler.
    From Issue 295

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