10 quotes
The state of mind which enables a man to do work of this kind is akin to that of the religious worshiper or the lover; the daily effort comes from no deliberate intention or program, but straight from the heart.
Principles of Research (1918)
How much do I love that noble man
More than I could tell with words
I fear though he'll remain alone
With a holy halo of his own.
Poem by Einstein on Spinoza (1920)
Every reference-body (co-ordinate system) has its own particular time; unless we are told the reference-body to which the statement of time refers, there is no meaning in a statement of the time of an event.
Relativity: The Special and General Theory (1920)
If you don't take my words too seriously, I would say this: If we assume that all matter would disappear from the world, then, before relativity, one believed that space and time would continue existing in an empty world. But, according to the theory of relativity, if matter and its motion disappeared there would no longer be any space or time.
Nothing truly valuable arises from ambition or from a mere sense of duty; it stems rather from love and devotion towards men and towards objective things.
Attributed Albert Einstein: The Human Side (1979)
Falling in love is not at all the most stupid thing that people do — but gravitation cannot be held responsible for it.
Attributed Albert Einstein: The Human Side (1979)
Evil is the result of what happens when man does not have God's love present in his heart.
Misattributed
I believe that we don't need to worry about what happens after this life, as long as we do our duty here—to love and to serve.
Attributed Einstein and the Poet (1983)
My God may not be your idea of God, but one thing I know of my God — he makes me a humanitarian. I am a proud Jew because we gave the world the Bible and the story of Joseph.
Attributed Einstein and the Poet (1983)
I love to travel, but I hate to arrive.
Attributed