“One reason why mathematics enjoys special esteem, above all other sciences, is that its propositions are absolutely certain and indisputable, while those of all other sciences are to some extent debatable and in constant danger of being overthrown by newly discovered facts.”
Albert Einstein
Ideas and Opinions (Primary source)
This book is a collection of essays, speeches, and reflections by Albert Einstein, offering insights into his views on science, philosophy, politics, religion, and society.
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“I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious.”
— Albert Einstein Primary source“Imagination is more important than knowledge.”
— Albert Einstein Secondary source“The release of atomic energy has not created a new problem. It has merely made more urgent the necessity of solving an existing one. One could say that it has affected us quantitatively, not qualitatively.”
— Albert Einstein Primary source“One thing I have learned in a long life: that all our science, measured against reality, is primitive and childlike—and yet it is the most precious thing we have.”
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“So convenient a thing is it to be a reasonable creature, since it enables one to find or make a reason for everything one has a mind to do.”
— Benjamin Franklin Primary source“Anger is never without a reason, but seldom with a good one.”
— Benjamin Franklin Primary source“Every day above earth is a good day.”
— Ernest Hemingway Primary source“Doing an injury puts you below your enemy; revenging one makes you but even with him; forgiving, it sets you above him.”
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