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Gain Brilliant Advice With These Quotes by Albert Einstein

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There are many joys of reading powerful quotations. One of them is to gain advice from the words of the wise. Here is a collection of my favorite quotes by Albert Einstein. Take his advice to heart and you will lead a fuller life.

  • Any man who reads too much and uses his own brain too little falls into lazy habits of thinking.

  • The devil has put a penalty on all things we enjoy in life. Either we suffer in health or we suffer in soul or we get fat.

  • Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value.

  • Any fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius - and a lot of courage - to move in the opposite direction.

  • Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.

  • A man should look for what is, and not for what he thinks should be.

  • Sometimes one pays most for the things one gets for nothing.

  • Never do anything against conscience even if the state demands it.

  • He who joyfully marches to music in rank and file has already earned my contempt. He has been given a large brain by mistake, since for him the spinal cord would suffice.

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

  • Never lose a holy curiosity.

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

  • Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is not to stop questioning.

  • In order to be an immaculate member of a flock of sheep, one must above all be a sheep oneself.

  • Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world.

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