31 life lesson from Albert Einstein

Albert Einstein left a deep mark in history as a prominent physicist, creator of a number of revolutionary physical theories, the author of numerous scientific papers. But not everyone knows that this was a remarkable scientist and one of the wisest men of his time, who shared with us their publications a lot of life advice and observations. Some of them, we remind you in this article.

1. We are all born geniuses, but life is a bug

"We are all geniuses. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live all his life, considering himself a fool. "

2. Treat everyone with dignity and respect

"I talk with all the same, no matter who it is — scavenger or a university president. "

3. We are all one

"Man - this is part of the whole, which we call universe, A part limited in time and in space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feelings as something separate from all others, it is a kind of optical illusion of his consciousness. This illusion has become a prison, enclosing us in a world of their own desires and attachments to a narrow circle of people close to us. Our task - to free ourselves from this prison by extending the scope of its participation to all living creatures, to the whole world in all its splendor. "

4. Random coincidences do not happen

"Matches — it is one of the ways by which God preserves their anonymity. "

5. Imagination is more important than knowledge

"Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge based only on what we now know and understand, while imagination includes the whole world, and all that we ever understand and learn. "

This sign of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination.

"Logic will get you from A to Z; Imagination will take you around the world. "

6. Loneliness can be delightful for a mature personality

"Loneliness is painful when a person is young, but delightful when it becomes more mature."

"I live alone; it is an abomination to the young, but acquires a taste great over the years. "

"The monotony and loneliness a quiet life stimulates the creative mind. "

7. Do what you feel in your heart, and you will be right. And to criticize you would in any case

"Great minds are always faced with fierce opposition from mediocre minds. Mediocrity is not able to understand a man who refuses to bow blindly to accepted prejudices, and instead bravely and honestly uses his intelligence. "

8. The most beautiful things in our lives are mysterious and unfathomable

"If you want your children to be intelligent, read them fairy tales. If you want to become more intelligent, read them more fairy tales. "

"The gift of imagination means more to me than my ability to absorb knowledge."

"The most beautiful things that we feel can not be explained. Inconceivable is the source of true art and science. Anyone who is not familiar with the feeling of one who can not take a break and experience the admiration of the unknown, feeling as dead: his eyes are closed. "

9. Religion and science must work together, not against each other

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

"Scientists have been evaluated by the Church as the greatest heretics, but in fact they are a religious people because of their faith in the orderliness of the universe."

10. Your success is more important significance

"Strive not to in order to succeed, and to ensure that become useful."

"With the advent of fame I become more and more stupid, which, however, is quite common."

11. The errors are a sign of growth and progress

"A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new."

12. appreciate the simplicity

"If you can not explain it simply, you do not know the subject well enough."

Everything has to be presented as simple as possible. But not more.

13. Do not make idols

"Anyone should be respected as a person, but no one should become an idol."

14. The punishment does not make one better

"If a person is respectable only to avoid punishment or to obtain reward, nothing good will come of it."

15. A life — this ministry

"Only a life lived for others, you can call a full life.»

"The value of a man is what he gives and not in what he is able to get."

16. Never stop learning

"Intellectual growth should commence at birth and cease only at death."

17. Do not stop asking questions

"Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. It is important not to stop questioning. Curiosity has every reason for existence. "

"People like you and I, though mortal, of course, like everyone else, but never get old, no matter how long we live. I mean, we never cease to stand like curious children before the great mystery in which we were born. "

18. It all depends on you

"Our world is a dangerous place to live, but not because some do evil, but because everyone else sees it and do nothing."

19. Do not be afraid to express their opinions

"Very few people able to easily express an opinion contrary to the prevailing prejudices in society. Most people are not even able to form an opinion. "

20. Let nature be your teacher

"Get accustomed to the better nature, and then you will understand much better."

21. Change your mind, and it will change your life

"The world that we have been created in the process of our thinking. It can not be changed without changing our consciousness. "

We can not solve our problems with the same thinking that we created them.

22. purpose — this is important

"If you want to live a happy life, you need to be tied to the goals, and not to people or things."

23. We become happier, making others happy

"The best way please yourself— is to bring joy to someone else. "

24. You do not have any restrictions except those that you yourself put

"Only someone who is trying to make an absurd thing, can achieve the impossible."

"That's a question that sometimes puzzles me: am I crazy or everyone else?"

25. The right thing does not always make you popular

"What is right is not always popular and what is popular is not always right."

26. Difficulties presented new opportunities

"Among the clutter look easy. Among dissonance looking for harmony. The obstacles will find the opportunity. "

27. You can not achieve peace by using force

"Peace can never achieve through force. He can only be achieved through understanding. "

"You can not simultaneously prevent and prepare for war."

28. No trifles

"Whoever is careless with truth in the details, there is no trust in the important things. "

29. Go their own ways

"The man who follows the crowd, usually held no further than the crowd. A man who walks by himself, will probably end up in places where no one has ever been. "

30. Listen to your intuition

"Intuition — It is a sacred gift and the rational mind — faithful servant. We have created a society that honors the servant and has forgotten about the gift. "

"I never would have made his discoveries in the process of rational thinking."

31. Wisdom — It is not the result of learning

"Wisdom is not a product of training and lifelong attempt to acquire it."