We should take care not to make the intellect our goal; it has, of course, powerful muscles, but no personality.
Interpretation
Intellect should not be our ultimate aim; it is important but lacks character.
In this quote, Albert Einstein emphasizes that while intellectual capabilities are valuable and can be powerful, they should not be the sole focus in life. True value comes from the integration of intellect with personality and character, suggesting that emotional and moral dimensions are essential to being a complete human being.
In practice
This quote is perfect for a graduation speech emphasizing the importance of character alongside academic achievements.
I cannot then believe in this concept of an anthropomorphic God who has the powers of interfering with these natural laws. As I said before, the most beautiful and most profound religious emotion that we can experience is the sensation of the mystical. And this mysticality is the power of all true science.
If I would follow your advice and Jesus could perceive it, he, as a Jewish teacher, surely would not approve of such behavior.
I want to know all Gods thoughts; all the rest are just details.
In the middle of adversity there is great opportunity.
I do not believe that civilization will be wiped out in a war fought with the atomic bomb. Perhaps two-thirds of the people of the earth will be killed.
To me the worst thing seems to be a school principally to work with methods of fear, force and artificial authority. Such treatment destroys the sound sentiments, the sincerity and the self-confidence of pupils and produces a subservient subject.
The heart that breaks open can contain the whole universe.
I don't let my mouth say nothin' my head can't stand.
A lazy person, whatever the talents with which he set out, will have condemned himself to second-hand thoughts and to second-rate friends.
By watching the mechanics of the mind, you step out of its resistance patterns, and you can then allow the present moment to be.
One time, when I was very little, I climbed a tree and ate these green, sour apples. My stomach swelled and became hard like a drum, it hurt a lot. Mother said that if I'd just waited for the apples to ripen, I wouldn't have become sick. So now, whenever I really want something, I try to remember what she said about the apples.
The greatest victory in life is to rise above the material things that we once valued most
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