I cannot imagine a God who rewards and punishes the objects of his creation, whose purposes are modeled after our own—a God, in short, who is but a reflection of human frailty.

About Albert Einstein

Albert Einstein (14 March 1879 – 18 April 1955) was a German-born theoretical physicist best known for developing the theory of relativity. Einstein also made important contributions to quantum theory. His mass–energy equivalence formula E = mc2, which arises from special relativity, has been called "the world's most famous equation"....

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Joy in looking and comprehending is nature's most beautiful gift.

—Albert Einstein

The significant problems we have cannot be solved at the same level of thinking with which we created them.

—Albert Einstein

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

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

—Albert Einstein

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If A is success in life, then A equals x plus y plus z. Work is x; y is play; and z is keeping your mouth shut.

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I cannot imagine a God who rewards and punishes the objects of his creation, whose purposes are modeled after our own — a God, in short, who is but a reflection of human frailty.