Quotes of a Genius

Discussion in 'General Chat' started by CountryBoy, Mar 3, 2008.

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    I blogged about this the other day. Apologies if it's a bit cerebral for GC but here are some wise words from the father of modern day theoretical physics, Albert Einstein:

    * When you are courting a nice girl an hour seems like a second. When you sit on a red-hot cinder a second seems like an hour. That's relativity.

    * We still do not know one thousandth of one percent of what nature has revealed to us.

    * Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe.

    * The value of a man should be seen in what he gives and not in what he is able to receive.

    * The only source of knowledge is experience.

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

    * The fear of death is the most unjustified of all fears, for there's no risk of accident for someone who's dead.

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

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

    * 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.

    * Before God we are all equally wise - and equally foolish.

    * I have no special talent. I am only passionately curious.

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

    * I think and think for months and years. Ninety-nine times, the conclusion is false. The hundredth time I am right.

    * Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere.

    * A happy man is too satisfied with the present to dwell too much on the future.

    * Education is what remains after one has forgotten everything he learned in school.

    And finally,

    * Science is a wonderful thing if one does not have to earn one's living at it.

    Ain't that the truth?!
     
    CountryBoy, Mar 3, 2008 IP
  2. getjimmy

    getjimmy Prominent Member

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    Some great quotes CB.
     
    getjimmy, Mar 3, 2008 IP
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