31 life lessons from Albert Einstein

2024 Author: Malcolm Clapton | [email protected]. Last modified: 2024-01-13 00:26

In this article, you will learn about the lessons of Einstein, to understand which you do not need knowledge of physics and mathematics.

Albert Einstein left a deep mark in the history of mankind as an outstanding physicist, the creator of a number of revolutionary physical theories, the author of many scientific works. But not everyone knows that this remarkable scientist was also one of the wisest people of his time, who shared with us in his publications a lot of life advice and observations. We will remind you of some of them in this article.

1. We are all born geniuses, but life fixes it

“We are all geniuses. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb trees, then it will live its whole life, considering itself a fool."

2. Treat everyone with dignity and respect

"I talk to everyone the same, no matter who it is - the garbage man or the president of the university."

3. We are all one

“Man is a part of the whole, which we call the Universe, a part limited in time and space. He feels himself, his thoughts and feelings as something separate from everyone around him, which is a kind of optical illusion of his consciousness. This illusion has become a prison that imprisons us in the world of our own desires and attachments to a narrow circle of people close to us. Our task is to free ourselves from this prison, expanding the sphere of our participation to every living being, to the whole world, in all its splendor."

4. There are no coincidences

"Coincidences are one of the ways in which God maintains his anonymity."

5. Imagination is much more important than knowledge

“Imagination is much more important than knowledge. Knowledge is based only on what we now know and understand, while imagination includes the whole world and everything that we will ever understand and learn."

The real sign of intelligence is not knowledge, but imagination.

“Logic will help you get from A to Z; imagination will guide you around the world."

6. Loneliness can be delightful for a mature person

"Loneliness is painful when a person is young, but delightful when he is more mature."

“I live alone; it is disgusting for the young, but it tastes great over the years."

"The monotony and loneliness of a quiet life stimulates a creative mind."

7. Do what you feel in your heart and you will be right. And they will criticize you anyway

“Great minds always face fierce resistance from mediocre minds. Mediocrity is unable to understand a person who refuses to blindly bow before accepted prejudices, and instead uses his intellect with courage and honesty."

8. The most beautiful things in our life are mysterious and incomprehensible

“If you want your kids to be smart, read them stories. If you want them to become even smarter, then read them more stories."

"The gift of fantasy means more to me than my ability to absorb knowledge."

“The most beautiful things we experience cannot be explained. The incomprehensible is the source of true art and science. Anyone who is unfamiliar with this feeling, who cannot pause and admire the unknown, feels like a dead man: his eyes are closed."

9. Religion and science should work together, not against each other

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

"Scientists have been hailed by the church as the greatest heretics, but they are actually religious people because of their belief in the orderly universe."

10. Your importance is more important than success

"Strive not to achieve success, but to become useful."

"With the advent of fame, I become more and more dumb, which, however, is quite common."

11. Mistakes are a sign of growth and progress

"The person who has never been wrong has never tried anything new."

12. Value simplicity

"If you cannot explain it simply, then you yourself do not understand the subject well enough."

Everything should be presented as simply as possible. But not more.

13. Do not create idols for yourself

"Anyone should be respected as a person, but no one should become an idol."

14. Punishment doesn't make a person better

"If a person remains respectable only to avoid punishment or receive a reward, then nothing good will come of it."

15. Life is ministry

"Only a life lived for others can be called a fulfilling life."

"The value of a person lies in what he gives, and not in what he is able to receive."

16. Never Stop Learning

"Intellectual growth must begin at birth and stop only at the time of death."

17. Don't stop asking questions

“Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. It's important not to stop asking questions. Curiosity has every reason to exist."

“People like you and me, although mortal, of course, like everyone else, never grow old, no matter how long we live. I mean, we will never stop standing, like curious children, before the great Mystery in which we were born."

18. It all depends on you

"Our world is a life-threatening place, not because some do evil, but because everyone else sees it and does nothing."

19. Don't be afraid to voice your opinion

“Few people are able to calmly express an opinion that contradicts the prejudices prevailing in society. Most people are not even able to form such an opinion."

20. Let nature be your teacher

"Take a closer look at nature, and after that you will understand a lot better."

21. Change your mind and it will change your life

“The world that we have was created in the process of our thinking. It cannot be changed without changing our consciousness."

We cannot solve our problems with the same mindset that we used to create them.

22. Purpose is the main thing

"If you want to live a happy life, then you have to be attached to goals, not to people or things."

23. We become happier by making others happy

"The best way to please yourself is to please someone else."

24. You have no restrictions other than those that you set yourself

"Only one who tries to do an absurd thing can achieve the impossible."

"Here's a question that sometimes puzzles me: Am I crazy or everyone else?"

25. Doing the Right Thing Doesn't Always Make You Popular

"What's right isn't always popular, and what's popular isn't always right."

26. Difficulties give new opportunities

“Look for simplicity in the confusion. Look for harmony in the midst of dissonance. Find opportunities in obstacles."

27. You Can't Make Peace Using Force

“Peace can never be achieved through force. It is achieved only through mutual understanding."

"You cannot prevent and prepare for war at the same time."

28. There are no trifles

"The one who is careless with the truth in the little things, there is no trust in the important things."

29. Walk your own ways

“The person who follows the crowd will usually walk no further than the crowd. A person who walks by himself can probably find himself in places where no one has ever been."

30. Listen to your intuition

“Intuition is a sacred gift, and the rational mind is a faithful servant. We have created a society that honors the servant and has forgotten about the gift."

"I would never have made my discoveries in the process of rational thinking."

31. Wisdom is not a learning outcome

"Wisdom is not a product of learning, but a lifelong attempt to acquire it."