Marriage is but slavery made to appear civilized.
Interpretation
Marriage can sometimes feel like a constraint disguised as a social norm.
In this quote, Albert Einstein presents a critical perspective on marriage, suggesting that what is often regarded as a noble institution can also be seen as a form of bondage, where societal expectations and norms restrict individual freedom. He emphasizes the contrast between the social perception of marriage as a civilized arrangement and the underlying constraints it may impose, prompting us to question the true nature of the bonds we form in romantic partnerships.
In practice
During a discussion on the subject of modern marriage practices.
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.
It's the damage that we do and never know. It's the words that we don't say that scare me so.
He always apologized, and sometimes he would even cry because of the bruises he'd made on her arms or legs or her back. He would say that he hated what he'd done, but in the next breath tell her she'd deserved it. That if she'd been more careful, it wouldn't have happened. That if she'd been paying attention or hadn't been so stupid, he wouldn't have lost his temper.
We cannot live without the knowledge that someone cares about us.
I have got my story. Adoptees rarely get our stories. We only know what we are told. I don't even have my story, really. My mother won't tell me. She won't tell me who my father is. She won't tell me the story of my birth.
How do you live with one person for 13 years and another for eight and find both as alien as strangers?
We all do better when we work together. Our differences do matter, but our common humanity matters more.
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