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A theory is the more impressive, the greater the simplicity of its premises, the more diverse things it connects, and the wider its scope
Autobiographical Notes (1949)
A wonder of such nature I experienced as a child of 4 or 5 years, when my father showed me a compass.
Autobiographical Notes (1949)
The road to this paradise was not as comfortable and alluring as the road to the religious paradise; but it has proved itself as trustworthy, and I have never regretted having chosen it.
Autobiographical Notes (1949)
Thus I came—despite the fact that I was the son of entirely irreligious (Jewish) parents—to a deep religiosity, which, however, found an abrupt ending at the age of 12.
Autobiographical Notes (1949)
It is quite clear to me that the religious paradise of youth, which was thus lost, was a first attempt to free myself from the chains of the "merely-personal," from an existence which is dominated by wishes, hopes and primitive feelings.
Autobiographical Notes (1949)