God

God doesn't play dice.

Our math difficulties don't bother God. He integrates empirically.

Before God, we are all equally wise - or equally foolish.

The Lord God is sophisticated, but not malicious.

Through coincidences, God maintains anonymity.

marriage

Marriage is an unsuccessful attempt to turn a random episode into something lasting.

possibilities

Opportunity lurks amid difficulties and problems.

war

The war has been won, but not the peace.

I don't know what weapon the third one will be fought with World War, but it is quite obvious that the fourth - only with sticks and stones.

time

The only reason for time to exist is to prevent everything from happening at once.

stupidity

Only the Universe and human stupidity are infinite, and I have doubts about the infinity of the first of them.

life

Only the life that is lived for the sake of other people is worthy.

If you want to lead happy life, you should be attached to the goal, not to people or things.

Life is sacred; it is, so to speak, the supreme value to which all other values ​​are subordinated.

A person begins to live only when he manages to surpass himself.

laws

Laws of mathematics that have anything to do with real world, unreliable; and reliable mathematical laws have no relation to the real world.

International laws exist only in collections of international laws.

knowledge

How much we know and how little we understand.

Little knowledge is a dangerous thing, as is great knowledge.

ideal

It is high time to replace the ideal of success with the ideal of service.

The ideals that illuminated my path and gave me courage and courage were goodness, beauty and truth.

true

Truth is that which stands the test of experience.

Finding the truth is more important than having the truth.

I think it is especially important sharing in various ways comprehension of the truth. By this I mean that our moral inclinations and tastes, our sense of beauty and religious instincts contribute by helping our thinking ability to reach its highest achievements.

logics

Logic can take you from point A to point B, but imagination can take you anywhere.

lie

It is not easy to say what the truth is, but lies are often easy to recognize.

People

If people are good only because they fear punishment and desire reward, then we are truly pathetic creatures.

world

The eternal mystery of the world is its knowability. The very fact of this cognition seems like a miracle.

The most incomprehensible thing about this world is that it is comprehensible.

morality

Moral qualities wonderful person have higher value for his generation and for historical process than purely intellectual achievements. These latter themselves depend on the greatness of the spirit, a greatness that usually remains unknown.

the science

Science can only be created by those who are thoroughly imbued with the desire for truth and understanding. But the source of this feeling originates from the field of religion. From there comes the belief in the possibility that the rules of this world are rational, that is, comprehensible to reason. I cannot imagine a real scientist without a strong belief in this. The situation can be described figuratively as follows: science without religion is lame, and religion without science is blind.

The only thing my long life: that all our science in the face of reality looks primitive and childishly naive - and yet it is the most valuable thing we have.

One of the criteria of truth scientific knowledge- internal perfection of the theory.

Process scientific discoveries- this is, in essence, a continuous escape from miracles.

IN scientific thinking there is always an element of poetry. Real science and real music require a homogeneous thought process.

Science is not and will never be a finished book. Every important success brings new questions. Every development reveals new and deeper difficulties over time.

Science is a drama of ideas.

moral

The only thing that can direct us to noble thoughts and actions is the example of great and morally pure individuals.

About Me

I survived two wars, two wives and Hitler.

I am a deeply religious atheist. You could say that this is a kind of new religion.

education

The only thing that prevents me from studying is the education I received.

nature

I have never ascribed to Nature any purpose, purpose, or anything that can be given an anthropomorphic interpretation. Nature - majestic building, which we are able to comprehend very incompletely and which excites the soul thinking man a sense of humble humility. This truly reverent feeling has nothing in common with mysticism.

Problems

No problem can be solved at the same level at which it arose.

progress

The real progress of mankind depends not so much on the inventive mind as on consciousness.

Technological progress is like an ax in the hands of a pathological criminal.

religion

Religion, Art and Science are branches of the same tree.

The further the spiritual evolution of humanity advances, the more obvious it seems to me that the path to true religiosity does not lie through the fear of life, the fear of death or blind faith, but through the desire for rational knowledge.

Liberty

Human freedom in modern world is similar to the freedom of a person solving a crossword puzzle: theoretically, he can write in any word, but in reality he only has to write in one for the crossword puzzle to be solved.

force

Power always attracts people of low moral character.

glory

The greater my fame, the more stupid I become; and this is undoubtedly the general rule.

words

Words were and remain empty words; and, serving the ideal only in words, it is impossible to die for it. But personality is created not by what a person hears and speaks, but by labor and activity.

death

After all, dying isn't bad either.

I learned to look at death as an old debt that must be paid sooner or later.

conscience

Never act against your conscience, even if state interests require it.

happiness

If you want to lead a happy life, you must be attached to a goal, not to people or things.

work

Anyone who wants to see the results of their labor immediately should become a shoemaker.

mind

The goal of all the activities of the intellect is to transform some “miracle” into something comprehensible.

doctrine

The only smart way to teach people is to lead by example.

scientists

Since we scientists are destined for the tragic fate of further increasing the monstrous effectiveness of the means of destruction, it is our most solemn and noble duty to prevent with all our might the use of these weapons for the cruel purposes for which they were invented.

A scientist is like a mimosa when he himself has made a mistake, and a roaring lion when he discovers a mistake in others.

target

No goal is high enough to justify unworthy means to achieve it.

values

Nothing of value can be born from ambition or a sense of duty. Values ​​arise through love and devotion to people and the objective realities of this world.

Human

Every person is obliged to at least return to the world as much as he took from it.

A person can find meaning in life only by devoting himself to society.

A happy person is too satisfied with the present to think too much about the future.

Man is a part of the whole, which we call the Universe, a part limited in time and space. He feels himself, his thoughts and feelings as something separate from the rest of the world, which is a kind of optical illusion. This illusion has become a prison for us, limiting us to the world own desires and affection for to a narrow circle people close to us. Our task is to free ourselves from this prison, expanding the sphere of our participation to every living being, to the whole world, in all its splendor. No one will be able to complete such a task to the end, but the very attempts to achieve this goal are part of the liberation and the basis for inner confidence.

humanity

Humanity has every reason to value the proponents of moral values ​​higher than the discoverers of scientific truths.

ethics

A person's ethical behavior should be based on empathy, education, and community connections. No religious basis is required for this.

on other topics

Gives me more than any scientific thinker, more than Gauss.

The most difficult thing in the world to understand is income tax.

In response to the question why people were able to create atomic weapons, but cannot establish control over it: - It is very simple, my dears: because politics is much more complex than physics.

In my youth I discovered that thumb feet sooner or later makes a hole in the sock. So I stopped wearing socks.

Great personalities always encounter fierce opposition from mediocre minds.

Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited while imagination is expansive the whole world, stimulating progress, giving rise to evolution.

The question that puzzles me is: “Am I crazy or everyone else?”

Everything is very simple. All people believe that this is impossible to do. But there is one brave soul who disagrees with this.

Everything should be simplified as much as possible, but no more.

Do you really think that the moon only exists when you look at it?

Do you think all that simple? Yes, it's simple. But not at all like that.

Outstanding personalities are not formed through beautiful speeches, A own labor and its results.

Highest musicality in the field of thought.

The highest task of a physicist is to search for such highest degree universal laws from which, using pure deduction, one can obtain a picture of the world. There is no logical path leading to such laws. They can only be obtained through intuition, based on a phenomenon similar to intellectual love for the objects of experience.

Two types of soap are too difficult for me.

If I knew that I was going to die in three hours, it wouldn't make much of an impression on me. I would think about how best to use those three hours.

If by philosophy we understand the search for knowledge in its most general and broadest form, then it can obviously be considered the mother of all scientific searches. But it is also true that various industries sciences, in turn, provide strong influence on those scientists who deal with them, and, in addition, have a strong impact on philosophical thinking every generation.

If the theory of relativity is confirmed, the Germans will say that I am a German, and the French will say that I am a citizen of the world; but if my theory is refuted, the French will declare me a German, and the Germans a Jew.

Why should I remember something when I can easily look it up in a book.

Common sense is the sum of prejudices acquired before the age of eighteen.

The idea of ​​a personified deity has never been close to me and seems rather naive.

When a blind bug crawls along the plane of the ball, it does not notice that the path it takes is curved. I managed to notice this.

When I study myself and my way of thinking, I come to the conclusion that the gift of imagination and fantasy meant more to me than any ability to think. abstract thinking. Dreaming about everything you could achieve in life is important element positive life. Let your imagination wander freely and create a world in which you would like to live.

Mathematics is the most perfect way to fool yourself.

My husband is a genius! He knows how to do absolutely everything except money.

People cause me seasickness, not the sea. But I'm afraid science has not yet found a cure for this disease.

Nationalism is a childhood disease. This is the measles of humanity.

Our situation on Earth is truly amazing. Everyone appears on it for a short moment, without clear purpose, although some manage to come up with a goal. But from the point of view everyday life one thing is obvious: we live for other people - and most of all for those on whose smiles and well-being our own happiness depends.

The intellect should not be deified. He has powerful muscles, but no face.

No amount of experimentation can prove a theory; but one experiment is enough to refute it.

Nobody itches unless they itch.

Nothing will bring such benefit human health and will not increase the chances of preserving life on Earth, like the spread of vegetarianism.

I fear that the day will definitely come when technology will surpass simple human communication. Then the world will receive a generation of idiots.

Released Energy atomic nucleus called into question a lot, including our way of thinking. If man remains unable to think in new ways, we will inevitably move towards an unprecedented catastrophe.

The pioneers of a world without war are young people who refuse to serve in the army.

With such harmony in space that I, with my limited human mind, is able to realize that there are still people who say that there is no God. But what really angers me is that they quote me in support of such views.

Forgive me, Newton.

Solving physical problems is child's play compared to scientific and psychological research into children's play.

The word "God" is to me only a manifestation and product of human weaknesses, and the Bible is a collection of venerable, but still primitive legends, which, nevertheless, are rather childish. No interpretation, even the most sophisticated one, can change this (for me).

Compound interest is the most powerful force in the universe.

Perfect means for unclear ends - characteristic feature our time.

Messages about my religiosity are pure lies. A lie that is persistently repeated! I don't believe in a personalized God. I expressed my attitude towards God clearly and never renounced my words. If any of my statements may seem religious to someone, then this is probably my boundless admiration for the structure of the universe, as far as our science can comprehend it.

The ability to perceive what is incomprehensible to our minds, what is hidden under direct experiences, whose beauty and perfection reaches us only in the form of a reflected weak echo, is religiosity. In this sense, I am religious." In this sense, I am also religious, with the exception that “incomprehensible” does not mean “closed to comprehension.”

Strive not to achieve success, but to ensure that your life has meaning.

Theory is when everything is known, but nothing works. Practice is when everything works, but no one knows why. We combine theory and practice: nothing works and no one knows why!

Only those who make absurd attempts will be able to achieve the impossible.

Anyone who happily marches to the music in formation has already earned my contempt. He was endowed with a brain by mistake; it would have been enough for him to spinal cord. This disgrace to civilization must end. Heroism on command, senseless cruelty and disgusting senselessness called patriotism - how much I hate all this, how low and vile war is. I would rather be torn to pieces than be part of this dirty act. I am convinced that murder under the pretext of war does not cease to be murder.

I do not believe in a God who rewards and punishes, in a God whose goals are molded from our human goals. I do not believe in the immortality of the soul, although weak minds, obsessed with fear or absurd selfishness, find refuge in such a belief.

I never think about the future. It comes on its own soon enough.

I want to be cremated so people don't come to worship my bones.

I feel so in solidarity with all living things that it makes no difference to me where the individual begins and ends.

You have Notebook to record your brilliant thoughts?
- Brilliant thoughts come to mind so rarely that they are not difficult to remember.

Today, the name of Albert Einstein is primarily associated with the image of the great scientist who created the theory of relativity. But he was not always so successful; on the contrary, at school the boy often skipped classes, studied poorly and did not even receive a certificate of education.

He preferred playing the violin to boring university lectures. In the future this musical instrument helped the scientist decide complex tasks: as soon as he doubted something, he immediately began to play, and clear thoughts visited his head.

From the very beginning scientific activity Einstein was confident that he would receive the Nobel Prize. And he was absolutely right - in 1921 he became its owner. The genius is the author of about 300 works on physics and about 150 scientific works in philosophy.

In relationships with the opposite sex, he was distinguished by Don Juanism and inconstancy. Serious man in science he was frivolous in his personal life.

Quotes by Albert Einstein about life and being

There are only two infinite things: the Universe and stupidity. Although I'm not sure about the Universe.

Theory is when everything is known, but nothing works. Practice is when everything works, but no one knows why. We combine theory and practice: nothing works... and no one knows why!

There are only two ways to live life. The first is as if miracles do not exist. The second one is like there are only miracles all around.

If you want to lead a happy life, you must be attached to a goal, not to people or things.

Life is like driving a bicycle. To keep your balance you must move

Strive not to achieve success, but to ensure that your life has meaning.

Information in pure form- this is not knowledge. The real source of knowledge is experience.

Observe nature carefully and you will understand everything much better.

Aphorisms about man

A person's worth should be determined by what he gives, not by what he is able to achieve. Try to become not a successful person, but a valuable person.

A man who has never made mistakes has never tried anything new.

To become a perfect member of the flock of sheep, you must first be a sheep.

A person begins to live only when he manages to surpass himself.

You need to learn the rules of the game. And then you need to start playing better than everyone else

A person who has never made mistakes has never tried anything new.

All people lie, but it’s not scary, no one listens to each other.

We are all geniuses. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life thinking it is stupid.

Do you know? Albert Einstein always said “I” and did not allow anyone to say “we”. The meaning of this pronoun simply did not reach the scientist. His close friend Only once did I see the imperturbable Einstein in rage when his wife uttered the forbidden “we.”

About faith and God

Almighty God cannot judge humanity.

I do not believe in a theological god who rewards good and punishes evil.

God is cunning, but not malicious.

God doesn't play dice.

Observing the harmony of the cosmos, I, with my limited human mind, am able to admit that there are still people who say that there is no God. But what really angers me is that they back up such a statement with a quote from me.

Our math difficulties don't bother God. He integrates empirically.

Did God have a choice when He created the Universe?

Before God, we are all equally smart, or rather, equally stupid.

A person's ethical behavior should be based on empathy, education, and community connections. No religious basis is required for this.

Religion, art and science are branches of the same tree.

Science without religion is lame, and religion without science is blind.

Through coincidences, God maintains anonymity.

Wise sayings of a genius

Finding the truth is more important than having the truth.

Education is what remains after you forget everything you learned at school.

It is very important not to stop asking questions. Curiosity is not given to man by chance.

Only those who make absurd attempts will be able to achieve the impossible.

The mind, once expanded its boundaries, will never return to its former limits.

I don’t know with what weapons the third world war will be fought, but the fourth will be fought with sticks and stones.

In my imagination I am free to draw like an artist. Imagination more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination covers the whole world

Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited, while imagination embraces the whole world, stimulating progress, giving rise to evolution.

There is no point in continuing to do the same thing and expect different results.

You will never solve a problem if you think the same way as those who created it.

Anyone who wants to see the results of their labor immediately should become a shoemaker.

So that's it!Scientists who examined Einstein's brain proved that Gray matter was different from the norm. Scientific research showed that areas of the brain responsible for speech and language are reduced, while areas responsible for processing numerical and spatial information are enlarged.

Everyone knows that this is impossible. But then comes an ignorant person who doesn’t know this - he makes a discovery.

Even scientists different countries act as if their brain has been amputated.

The only thing that prevents me from studying is the education I received.

The question that puzzles me is: am I crazy or is everything around me?

I never think about the future. It comes soon enough

The most incomprehensible thing about this world is that it is comprehensible.

If you can't explain something to a six-year-old child, you don't understand it yourself.

Logic can take you from point A to point B, but imagination can take you anywhere...

To win, first of all, you need to play.

Never memorize anything you can find in a book.

“There are only two ways to live life. The first is as if miracles do not exist. The second one is like there are only miracles all around.”

“There are only two infinite things: the Universe and stupidity. Although I’m not entirely sure about the Universe.”

“For simpletons, Einstein explained his theory of relativity in the following way: “This is when Zurich stops at this train.”

“The only thing that can guide us to noble thoughts and actions is the example of great and morally pure individuals.”

“When I was young, I discovered that my big toe sooner or later made a hole in my sock. So I stopped wearing socks."

“A person begins to live only when he manages to surpass himself.”

“No amount of experimentation can prove a theory; but one experiment is enough to refute it.”

“The life of an individual has meaning only to the extent that it helps to make the lives of other people more beautiful and noble. Life is sacred; it is, so to speak, the supreme value to which all other values ​​are subordinated.”

“It is impossible to solve a problem at the same level at which it arose. We need to rise above this problem by rising to the next level.”

“Man is a part of the whole, which we call the Universe, a part limited in time and space.”

“Every person is obliged to at least return to the world as much as he took from it.”

“Nothing of value can be born from ambition or a sense of duty. Values ​​arise through love and devotion to people and the objective realities of this world.”

“The world cannot be kept by force. It can only be achieved through understanding.”

“The real progress of mankind depends not so much on the inventive mind as on consciousness.”

“There is only one path to greatness, and that path is through suffering.”

“Morality is the basis of all human values.”

“It is time to replace the ideal of success with the ideal of service.”

“A person can find meaning in life only by devoting himself to society.”

“The purpose of school should always be to educate harmonious personality, not a specialist."

“Ethical behavior should be based on sympathy for people, education and social connections; there is no need for a religious basis at all.”

“Only the life that is lived for the sake of other people is worthy.”

“The true value of a person is determined by the extent to which he has freed himself from selfishness and by what means he has achieved this.”

“Strive not to achieve success, but to ensure that your life has meaning.”

“I don’t know with what weapons they will fight in the 3rd World War, but in the 4th World War they will fight with sticks and stones.”

“Marriage is an attempt to create something lasting and lasting out of a random episode.”

“The Lord God calculates differentials empirically.”

“The process of scientific discovery is, in essence, a continuous flight from miracles.”

“The only thing my long life has taught me is that all our science, in the face of reality, looks primitive and childishly naive - and yet it is the most valuable thing we have.”

“If you want to lead a happy life, you must be attached to a goal, not to people or things.”

“If the theory of relativity is confirmed, the Germans will say that I am a German, and the French will say that I am a citizen of the world; but if my theory is refuted, the French will declare me a German, and the Germans a Jew.”

“Common sense is the sum of prejudices acquired before the age of eighteen.”

“Nationalism is a childhood disease. This is the measles of humanity."

“The war has been won, but not the peace.”

“It’s very simple, my dears: because politics is much more complicated than physics!”

“International laws exist only in collections of international laws.”

“People cause me seasickness, not the sea. But I’m afraid science has not yet found a cure for this disease.”

“It is not easy to say what the truth is, but lies are often easy to recognize.”

“Whoever wants to see the results of his labor immediately should become a shoemaker.”

“You will never solve a problem if you think like those who created it.”

“A scientist is like a mimosa when he notices his own mistake, and a roaring lion when he discovers someone else’s mistake.”

“What can a fish know about the water in which it swims all its life?”

“I have learned to look at death as an old debt that must be paid sooner or later.”

“My husband is a genius! He knows how to do absolutely everything except money. (A. Einstein’s wife about him)"

“I want to be cremated so people don’t come to worship my bones.”

“I survived two wars, two wives and Hitler.”

“The greater my fame, the more stupid I become; and this is undoubtedly the general rule.”

“Our mathematical difficulties do not bother God. He integrates empirically."

“You shouldn’t deify the intellect. He has powerful muscles, but no face."

“Mathematics is the most perfect way to fool yourself.”

“Since mathematicians took up the theory of relativity, I myself no longer understand it.”

“It has often happened in physics that significant success has been achieved by drawing consistent analogies between seemingly unrelated phenomena.”

“The main thing in the life of a person of my type is what he thinks and how he thinks, and not what he does or experiences.”

“It is amazingly possible to master a subject mathematically without understanding the essence of the matter.”

“All ideas in science are born out of a dramatic conflict between reality and our attempts to understand it.”

“The Lord God does not play dice.”

“The Lord God is subtle, but not malicious.”

“Everyone knows that this is impossible. But then an ignoramus comes along, who doesn’t know this, and he makes the discovery.”

“The laws of mathematics that have any relation to the real world are unreliable; and reliable mathematical laws have no relation to the real world.”

“The most incomprehensible thing about the world is that it is comprehensible.”

“If you don’t sin against reason, you can’t come to anything at all.”

“Everything should be stated as simply as possible, but not simpler.”

“Reality is an illusion, albeit a very persistent one.”

The famous photo of Einstein with his tongue. Photographer Arthur Sass.

Message to humanity sold at auction for $74,000

I believe in God... who reveals himself in the natural harmony of all things, and not the Lord, who deals with the fate and actions of specific people.
(http://www.aphorism.ru/author/a611.shtml)

From a letter to schoolgirl Phyllis:
But also, everyone who is seriously involved in scientific search, turns out to be convinced that a certain spirit, much stronger than the human spirit, rules the laws of the universe. Thus, doing science leads to religious feelings special type, which is undoubtedly different from any other, more naive one.
With warm regards, yours, A. Einstein
January 24, 1936"
(From the site http://www.inpearls.ru/comments/546762)

With the help of coincidences, the Lord maintains his anonymity.

When I judge a theory, I ask myself: if I were God, would I arrange the world in this way? (http://www.aphorism.ru/author/a611.shtml)

If only the Lord God would be satisfied inertial systems reference, it would not create gravity. (http://www.aphorism.ru/author/a611.shtml)

I cannot believe in God as a being who directly influences actions individuals or administers judgment over his creatures. I am unable to believe in it, although mechanical causation modern science to a certain extent is questioned. My faith consists in humble worship of a spirit incomparably superior to us and revealed to us in the little that we are able to know with our weak, mortal mind. Morality is very important, but not for God, but for us.
(http://www.aphorism.ru/author/a611.shtml)

Does the moon only exist because a mouse looks at it?

There are only two ways to live your life. The first is as if no miracles happen. The second is as if everything in the world is a miracle.

It is better to believe than not to believe, because with faith everything becomes possible.

The further the spiritual evolution of humanity advances, the more obvious it seems to me that the path to true religiosity does not lie through the fear of life, the fear of death or blind faith, but through the desire for rational knowledge.

Man is a part of the whole, which we call the Universe, a part limited in time and space. He feels himself, his thoughts and feelings as something separate from the rest of the world, which is a kind of optical illusion. This illusion has become a prison for us, limiting us to the world of our own desires and attachment to a narrow circle of people close to us. Our task is to free ourselves from this prison, expanding the sphere of our participation to every living being, to the whole world, in all its splendor. No one will be able to complete such a task to the end, but the very attempts to achieve this goal are part of the liberation and the basis for inner confidence.
From the site http://www.inpearls.ru/

Before God, we are all equally smart and equally stupid.
(http://www.aphorism.ru/author/a611.shtml)

Whoever attempts to become a judge of Truth and Knowledge is doomed to hear the laughter of the gods.

The laws of gravity do not apply to the flight of people in love.

Only the life that is lived for the sake of other people is worthy.

The most important of human endeavors is the pursuit of morality. Our internal stability and our very existence depend on it. Only morality in our actions gives beauty and dignity to our lives. Make it a living force and help you clearly understand its meaning - the main task education.

World - dangerous place, not because of the people who do evil, but because of those who watch it and do nothing.

The Lord God is sophisticated, but not malicious.

The mind, once expanded its boundaries, will never return to its former limits.

I learned to look at death as an old debt that must be paid sooner or later.

My task here is completed ( last words Einstein) (http://www.aphorism.ru/author/a611.shtml)

Even if you have to go through hell, go without hesitation.
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Religious parable about Albert Einstein.
(http://www.inpearls.ru/comments/7435)

A university professor asked his students this question:
— Is everything that exists created by God?
One student boldly responded:
- Yes, created by God.
— Did God create everything? - asked the professor.
“Yes, sir,” answered the student.
The professor asked:
- If God created everything, then God created evil, since it exists. And according to the principle that our deeds define us, then God is evil.
The student became quiet when he heard this answer. The professor was very pleased with himself. He boasted to the students that he had once again proven that belief in God is a myth.
Another student raised his hand and said:
— Can I ask you a question, professor?
“Of course,” answered the professor.
The student stood up and asked:
— Professor, does cold exist?
- What a question? Of course it exists. Have you ever been cold?
The students laughed at the question young man. The young man replied:
“In fact, sir, there is no such thing as cold.” According to the laws of physics, what we think of as cold is actually the absence of heat. A person or object can be studied to see if it has or transmits energy. Absolute zero(-460 degrees Fahrenheit) yes complete absence heat. All matter becomes inert and unable to react at this temperature. Cold doesn't exist. We created this word to describe how we feel when there is no heat.
The student continued:
- Professor, does darkness exist?
- Of course it exists.
- You are wrong again, sir. Darkness also does not exist. Darkness is actually the absence of light. We can study light, but not darkness. We can use a Newtonian prism to split white light into many colors and study the different wavelengths of each color. You cannot measure darkness. A simple beam of light can break into a dark world and illuminate it. How can you know how dark a space is? You measure how much light is presented. Is not it? Darkness is a concept that humans use to describe what happens in the absence of light.
Finally, the young man asked the professor:
- Sir, does evil exist?
This time hesitantly, the professor answered:
- Of course, as I already said. We see him every day. Cruelty between people, a lot of crime and violence around the world. These examples are nothing more than manifestations of evil.
To this the student replied:
“Evil does not exist, sir, or at least it does not exist for himself.” Evil is simply the absence of God. It is similar to darkness and cold - a word created by man to describe the absence of God. God did not create evil. Evil is not faith or love, which exist as light and warmth. Evil is the result of absence in a person's heart Divine love. It's like the cold that comes when there is no heat, or like the darkness that comes when there is no light.

The student's name was Albert Einstein.
(From the site http://www.inpearls.ru/)

Here are 63 aphorisms of Albert Einstein:
(http://www.albert-einstein.ru/aphorism/)

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“There are only two ways to live life. The first is as if miracles do not exist. The second one is like there are only miracles all around.”

“There are only two infinite things: the Universe and stupidity. Although I’m not entirely sure about the Universe.”

“For the simpletons, Einstein explained his theory of relativity as follows: “This is when Zurich stops at this train.”

“The only thing that can guide us to noble thoughts and actions is the example of great and morally pure individuals.”

“When I was young, I discovered that my big toe sooner or later made a hole in my sock. So I stopped wearing socks."

“A person begins to live only when he manages to surpass himself.”

“No amount of experimentation can prove a theory; but one experiment is enough to refute it.”

“The life of an individual has meaning only to the extent that it helps to make the lives of other people more beautiful and noble. Life is sacred; it is, so to speak, the supreme value to which all other values ​​are subordinated.”

“It is impossible to solve a problem at the same level at which it arose. We need to rise above this problem by rising to the next level.”

“Man is a part of the whole, which we call the Universe, a part limited in time and space.”

10+

“Every person is obliged to at least return to the world as much as he took from it.”

“Nothing of value can be born from ambition or a sense of duty. Values ​​arise through love and devotion to people and the objective realities of this world.”

“The world cannot be kept by force. It can only be achieved through understanding.”

“The real progress of mankind depends not so much on the inventive mind as on consciousness.”

“There is only one path to greatness, and that path is through suffering.”

“Morality is the basis of all human values.”

“It is time to replace the ideal of success with the ideal of service.”

“A person can find meaning in life only by devoting himself to society.”

“The goal of the school should always be to educate a harmonious personality, and not a specialist.”

“Ethical behavior should be based on sympathy for people, education and social connections; there is no need for a religious basis at all.”

20+

“Only the life that is lived for the sake of other people is worthy.”

“The true value of a person is determined by the extent to which he has freed himself from selfishness and by what means he has achieved this.”

“Strive not to achieve success, but to ensure that your life has meaning.”

“I don’t know with what weapons they will fight in the 3rd World War, but in the 4th World War they will fight with sticks and stones.”

“Marriage is an attempt to create something lasting and lasting out of a random episode.”

“The Lord God calculates differentials empirically.”

“The process of scientific discovery is, in essence, a continuous flight from miracles.”

“The only thing my long life has taught me is that all our science, in the face of reality, looks primitive and childishly naive - and yet it is the most valuable thing we have.”

“If you want to lead a happy life, you must be attached to a goal, not to people or things.”

“If the theory of relativity is confirmed, the Germans will say that I am a German, and the French will say that I am a citizen of the world; but if my theory is refuted, the French will declare me a German, and the Germans a Jew.”

30+

“Common sense is the sum of prejudices acquired before the age of eighteen.”

“Nationalism is a childhood disease. This is the measles of humanity."

“The war has been won, but not the peace.”

“It’s very simple, my dears: because politics is much more complicated than physics!”

“International laws exist only in collections of international laws.”

“People cause me seasickness, not the sea. But I’m afraid science has not yet found a cure for this disease.”

“It is not easy to say what the truth is, but lies are often easy to recognize.”

“Whoever wants to see the results of his labor immediately should become a shoemaker.”

“You will never solve a problem if you think like those who created it.”

“A scientist is like a mimosa when he notices his own mistake, and a roaring lion when he discovers someone else’s mistake.”

40+

“What can a fish know about the water in which it swims all its life?”

“I have learned to look at death as an old debt that must be paid sooner or later.”

“My husband is a genius! He knows how to do absolutely everything except money. (A. Einstein’s wife about him)"

“I want to be cremated so people don’t come to worship my bones.”

“I survived two wars, two wives and Hitler.”

“The greater my fame, the more stupid I become; and this is undoubtedly the general rule.”

“Our mathematical difficulties do not bother God. He integrates empirically."

“You shouldn’t deify the intellect. He has powerful muscles, but no face."

“Mathematics is the most perfect way to fool yourself.”

50+

“Since mathematicians took up the theory of relativity, I myself no longer understand it.”

“It has often happened in physics that significant success has been achieved by drawing consistent analogies between seemingly unrelated phenomena.”

“The main thing in the life of a person of my type is what he thinks and how he thinks, and not what he does or experiences.”

“It is amazingly possible to master a subject mathematically without understanding the essence of the matter.”

“All ideas in science are born out of a dramatic conflict between reality and our attempts to understand it.”

“The Lord God does not play dice.”

“The Lord God is subtle, but not malicious.”

“Everyone knows that this is impossible. But then an ignoramus comes along, who doesn’t know this, and he makes the discovery.”

“The laws of mathematics that have any relation to the real world are unreliable; and reliable mathematical laws have no relation to the real world.”

“The most incomprehensible thing about the world is that it is comprehensible.”

60+

“If you don’t sin against reason, you can’t come to anything at all.”

“Everything should be stated as simply as possible, but not simpler.”

“Reality is an illusion, albeit a very persistent one.”

(63 aphorisms in total...)

Imagination is everything. This is a preview of future events.
(Albert Einstein)

10 Einstein quotes about stupidity: (from the site - http://www.inpearls.ru/author/121/)
Specially chosen by me:

There are only two infinite things: the Universe and stupidity. Although I'm not entirely sure about the Universe.

The biggest stupidity is to do the same thing and hope for a different result.

Order is necessary for fools, but genius rules over chaos!

We are all geniuses. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life thinking it is stupid.

The question that puzzles me is: am I crazy or is everything around me?

When someone points a finger at the sky, only a fool looks at the finger.

If at first the idea does not seem absurd, it is hopeless!)

“There is a problem, there is no solution. Everyone knows this. And suddenly someone comes along who doesn’t know there is no solution and solves the problem!”

Human freedom in the modern world is similar to the freedom of a person solving a crossword puzzle: theoretically, he can write in any word, but in reality he only has to write in one for the crossword puzzle to be solved.

I fear that the day will definitely come when technology will surpass simple human communication. Then the world will receive a generation of idiots.
From the site http://www.inpearls.ru/

+ 10 quotes from Einstein (http://www.aphorism.ru/author/a611.shtml).
Selected by me:

“Even scientists from different countries behave as if their brains have been amputated.

Fear or stupidity has always been the reason for most human actions

Only a few are able to calmly express opinions that diverge from prejudice environment, most people are generally incapable of coming to such opinions.

Any fool can know. The trick is to understand.

In America you need to be self-confident, otherwise you will be treated with contempt and never paid anything.

I'm too crazy not to be a genius.

A person can find meaning in life only by devoting himself to society.

Strive not to achieve success, but to ensure that your life has meaning.

The true value of a person is determined by the extent to which he has freed himself from selfishness and by what means he has achieved this.

The most incomprehensible thing in the world is that it is comprehensible."
(http://www.aphorism.ru/author/a611.shtml)

+ 5 Einstein quotes (http://www.inpearls.ru/comments/240444)

1) The only reason for time to exist is to prevent everything from happening at once.
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2) Find simplicity in the midst of clutter; find harmony in the midst of discord; find opportunity in difficulty...
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3) Learn from yesterday, live today, hope for tomorrow. The key is to never stop asking questions... Never lose your sacred curiosity.
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4) Keep it as simple as possible, but not simpler than that.
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5) The process of scientific discovery is, in essence, a continuous flight from miracles.
From the site http://www.inpearls.ru/

10 Rules of Life from Albert Einstein!
(http://www.inpearls.ru/comments/243276)

1. Be passionate.
“I don’t have any special talent. I’m just passionately curious.”

2. Perseverance is priceless.
“All this is so not because I am so smart. This is all due to the fact that I don’t give up for a long time when solving a problem.”

3. Focus on the present.
“Any man who can drive safely while kissing a pretty girl is simply not paying enough attention to the kiss.”

4. Imagination is powerful.
“Imagination is everything. It can show us in advance how events will develop. Imagination is more important than knowledge."

5. Make mistakes.
“A man who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new.”

6. Live in the moment.
“I never think about the future - it comes here and now.”

7. Give meaning.
“You should strive to be significant, not successful.”

8. Don't expect different results.
“It’s crazy to do the same thing over and over again and expect different results.”

9. Knowledge comes from experience.
“Information in its pure form is not knowledge. The real source of data is experience."

10. Understand the rules and win.
“You have to learn the rules of the game. And after that you will play like no other."
(From the site http://www.inpearls.ru/)

10 golden lessons from Einstein:
(http://www.inpearls.ru/comments/112568)

1. A man who has never made mistakes has never tried anything new.

2. Education is what remains after you forget everything you learned at school.

3. In my imagination I am free to draw like an artist. Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination spans the entire world.

4. The secret of creativity is the ability to hide the sources of your inspiration.

5. A person's worth should be determined by what he gives, not by what he is able to achieve. Try to become not a successful person, but a valuable person.

6. There are two ways to live: you can live as if miracles do not happen and you can live as if everything in this world is a miracle.

7. As I study myself and my way of thinking, I come to the conclusion that the gift of imagination and fantasy meant more to me than any ability for abstract thinking.

8. To become a perfect member of the flock of sheep, you must first be a sheep.

9. You need to learn the rules of the game. And then you need to start playing better than everyone else.

10. It is very important not to stop asking questions. Curiosity is not given to man by chance.
From the site http://www.inpearls.ru/

This is what Einstein's office looked like at the university:

Genius of all time

http://www.albert-einstein.ru/21/
To the 120th anniversary of A. Einstein and the 80th anniversary great legend about him.

Albert Einstein was born on March 14, 1879, Ulm, Württemberg, Germany. Physicist, one of the founders of modern physical theory, creator of the Special and General theories relativity, laureate Nobel Prize in physics 1921. Died April 18, 1955 in Princeton, USA.

Quotes, aphorisms, sayings, phrases - Einstein Albert

• The war has been won, but not the peace.

• God is cunning, but not malicious.

• I survived two wars, two wives and Hitler.

• Finding the truth is more important than having the truth.

• Make it as simple as possible, but not simpler than that.

• It's time to replace the ideal of success with the ideal of service.

• Morality is the basis of all human values.

• Nationalism is a childhood disease. This is the measles of humanity.

• The most incomprehensible thing about this world is that it is comprehensible.

• What can a fish know about the water in which it swims all its life?

• Before God, we are all equally smart, or rather, equally stupid.

• Only the life that is lived for the sake of other people is worthy.

• Religion, Art and Science are branches of the same tree.

• The world cannot be kept by force. It can only be achieved through understanding.

• The most difficult thing in the world to understand is income tax.

• A person can find meaning in life only by devoting himself to society.

• I never think about the future. It comes on its own soon enough.

• Mathematics is the most perfect way to fool yourself.

• To break through a wall with your forehead, you need either a long run-up or many foreheads.

• The eternally unknowable in the world is that which seems understandable to us.

• The only smart way to teach people is to lead by example.

• There is only one path to greatness, and that path is through suffering.

• The mind, once expanded its boundaries, will never return to its former limits.

• International laws exist only in collections of international laws.

• The process of scientific discovery is, in essence, a continuous flight from miracles.

• A person begins to live only when he manages to surpass himself.

• I want to be cremated so people don't come to worship my bones.

• Only those who make absurd attempts will be able to achieve the impossible.

• Perfect means for unclear ends are a characteristic feature of our time.

• Our math difficulties don't bother God. He integrates empirically.

• The greater my fame, the more stupid I become; and this is undoubtedly the general rule.

• It's very simple, my dears: because politics is much more complex than physics.

• Do you really think that the moon only exists when you look at it?

• You will never solve a problem if you think the same way as those who created it.

• Marriage is an attempt to create something lasting and lasting out of a random episode.

• It is not easy to say what the truth is, but lies are often easy to recognize.

• The goal of the school should always be to educate a harmonious personality, and not a specialist.

• Anyone who wants to see the results of their labor immediately should become a shoemaker.

• Strive not to achieve success, but to ensure that your life has meaning.

• Education is what remains after everything learned at school is forgotten.

• Every person is obliged to at least return to the world as much as he took from it.

• Common sense is the sum of the prejudices acquired before the age of eighteen.

• To punish me for my aversion to authority, fate made me the authority.

• I learned to look at death as an old debt that must be paid sooner or later.

• If you want to lead a happy life, you must be attached to a goal, not to people or things.

• There are two infinite things - the Universe and human stupidity. However, I'm not sure about the Universe.

• The real progress of mankind depends not so much on the inventive mind as on consciousness.

• People cause me seasickness, not the sea. But I'm afraid science has not yet found a cure for this disease.

• A scientist is like a mimosa when he notices his own mistake, and a roaring lion when he discovers someone else’s mistake.

• Everyone knows that this is impossible. But then comes an ignorant person who doesn’t know this - he makes a discovery.

• The true value of a person is determined by the extent to which he has freed himself from selfishness and by what means he has achieved this.

• In my youth I discovered that my big toe would eventually make a hole in my sock. So I stopped wearing socks.

• The only thing that can direct us to noble thoughts and actions is the example of great and morally pure individuals.

• For the simpletons, Einstein explained his theory of relativity this way: “This is when Zurich stops at this train.”

• Ethical behavior should be based on sympathy for people, education and social connections; a religious basis is not needed at all.

• It is impossible to solve a problem at the same level at which it arose. You need to rise above this problem by rising to the next level.

• Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited, while imagination embraces the whole world, stimulating progress, giving rise to evolution.

• Nothing will bring such benefits to human health and increase the chances of preserving life on Earth as the spread of vegetarianism.

• The only thing my long life has taught me is that all our science, in the face of reality, looks primitive and childishly naive - and yet it is the most valuable thing we have.

• Nothing of value can be born from ambition or a sense of duty. Values ​​arise through love and devotion to people and the objective realities of this world.

• Quantum mechanics is truly impressive. But inner voice tells me that this is not ideal yet. This theory says a lot, but still does not bring us closer to unraveling the secret of the Almighty. At least I'm sure He doesn't roll the dice.

• Words were and remain empty words; and, serving the ideal only in words, it is impossible to die for it. But personality is created not by what a person hears and speaks, but by labor and activity.

• As long as the laws of mathematics remain certain, they have nothing to do with reality; as soon as they have something in common with reality, they cease to be defined.

• The life of an individual has meaning only to the extent that it helps to make the lives of other people more beautiful and noble. Life is sacred; it is, so to speak, the supreme value to which all other values ​​are subordinated.

• I would not recommend forming a team of inventors due to the difficulty of identifying the real inventor; I think that all that can come out of this is a society of idlers hiding from work.

• Human freedom in the modern world is similar to the freedom of a person solving a crossword puzzle: theoretically, he can enter any word, but in reality he must enter only one in order for the crossword to be solved.

• Science can only be created by those who are thoroughly imbued with the desire for truth and understanding. But the source of this feeling originates from the field of religion. From there comes the belief in the possibility that the rules of this world are rational, that is, comprehensible to reason. I cannot imagine a real scientist without a strong belief in this. The situation can be described figuratively as follows: science without religion is lame, and religion without science is blind.

• Anyone who happily marches to the music in formation has already earned my contempt. He was endowed with a brain by mistake; a spinal cord would have been enough for him. This disgrace to civilization must end. Heroism on command, senseless cruelty and disgusting senselessness called patriotism - how much I hate all this, how low and vile war is. I would rather be torn to pieces than be part of this dirty act. I am convinced that murder under the pretext of war does not cease to be murder.

• Man is a part of the whole, which we call the Universe, a part limited in time and space. He feels himself, his thoughts and feelings as something separate from the rest of the world, which is a kind of optical illusion. This illusion has become a prison for us, limiting us to the world of our own desires and attachment to a narrow circle of people close to us. Our task is to free ourselves from this prison, expanding the sphere of our participation to every living being, to the whole world, in all its splendor. No one will be able to complete such a task to the end, but the very attempts to achieve this goal are part of the liberation and the basis for inner confidence.