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I want to know what God thinks. The rest are details.

Albert Einstein

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Albert Einstein
Age: 76 †
Born: 1879
Born: March 14
Died: 1955
Died: April 18
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God reveals himself in the orderly harmony of what exists.
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The one who walks alone, is likely to find himself in places no one has ever been.
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We cannot despair of humanity, since we ourselves are human beings.
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The moon does not simply disappear when we are not looking at it.
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It is harder to crack prejudice than an atom.
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Joy in looking and comprehending is nature's most beautiful gift.
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Raffiniert ist der Herr Gott, aber boshaft ist er nicht. God is subtle, but he is not malicious.
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Don't listen to their words, fix your attention on their deeds.
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The only thing we can be certain of in this life is that we can be certain of nothing.
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You can never solve a problem on the level on which it was created.
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Were I wrong, one professor would have been enough.
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I would not think that philosophy and reason themselves will be man's guide in the foreseeable future however, they will remain the most beautiful sanctuary they have always been for the select few.
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Science has gone a long way toward helping man to free himself from the burden of hard labor yet, science itself is not a liberator. It creates means, not goals. It is up to men to utilize those means to achieve reasonable goals.
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