Albert Einstein on Mindfulness Quotes

"A human being is a part of the whole called by us universe, a part limited in time and space."

"Here, then, is the problem which we present to you, stark and dreadful and inescapable: Shall we put an end to the human race; or shall mankind renounce war?"

"Variant: "He has departed from this strange world a little ahead of me. That means nothing. For us believing physicists, the distinction between past, present and future is only a stubborn illusion." Quoted in Einstein: His Life and Universe by Walter Isaacson (2008), p. 540."

"The only real valuable thing is intuition."

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

"Un homme heureux est trop content du présent pour trop se soucier de l'avenir. A happy man is too satisfied with the present to dwell too much on the future."

"If you want to live a happy life, tie it to a goal, not to people or things."

"Our task must be to free ourselves by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures."

"Gravitation is not responsible for people falling in love."

"Now he has departed from this strange world a little ahead of me. That means nothing. People like us, who believe in physics, know that the distinction between past, present, and future is only a stubbornly persistent illusion. Letter to Besso's family (March 1955) following the death of Michele Besso, as quoted in Disturbing the Universe (1979) by Freeman Dyson Ch. 17 "A Distant Mirror", p. 193"

"Peace cannot be kept by force; it can only be achieved by understanding."

"I do not believe in free will. Schopenhauer's words: 'Man can do what he wants, but he cannot will what he wills,' accompany me in all situations throughout my life and reconcile me with the actions of others, even if they are rather painful to me. This awareness of the lack of free will keeps me from taking myself and my fellow men too seriously as acting and deciding individuals, and from losing my temper."

"We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them."

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

"Variant: "Now he has departed from this strange world a little ahead of me. That signifies nothing. For us believing physicists, the distinction between past, present, and future is only a stubbornly persistent illusion." Quoted in Albert Einstein: The Miracle Mind by Tabatha Yeatts (2007), p. 116."

"In the temple of science are many mansions, and various indeed are they that dwell therein."

"The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing."

"The development during the present century is characterized by two theoretical systems essentially independent of each other: the theory of relativity and the quantum theory. The two systems do not directly contradict each other; but they seem little adapted to fusion into one unified theory. "The Fundamentals of Theoretical Physics," (1940) as quoted in Out of My Later Years (1976)"

"Logic will get you from A to Z; imagination will get you everywhere."

"The measure of intelligence is the ability to change."

"The unleashed power of the atom has changed everything save our modes of thinking."

"Try not to become a man of success, but rather try to become a man of value."

"The intuitive mind is a sacred gift and the rational mind is a faithful servant."

"Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler."

"The world we have created is a product of our thinking. It cannot be changed without changing our thinking."

"The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science."

"Variant: "Equations are more important to me, because politics is for the present, but an equation is something for eternity." From A Briefer History of Time by Stephen Hawking (2005), p. 144."

"I do not believe in freedom of the will. Schopenhauer's words: "Man can do what he wants, but he cannot will what he wills" accompany me in all situations throughout my life and reconcile me with the actions of others even if they are rather painful to me. This awareness of the lack of freedom of will preserves me from taking too seriously myself and my fellow men as acting and deciding individuals and from losing my temper. Variant translation:"

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

"The world is a dangerous place to live; not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don't do anything about it."

"Variant: "In quitting this strange world he has once again preceded me by a little. That doesn't mean anything. For those of us who believe in physics, this separation between past, present, and future is only an illusion, however tenacious." Quoted in The Structure of Physics by Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker (1985), p. 288."

"Possessions, outward success, publicity, luxury - to me these have always been contemptible."

"Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving."