One must shy away from questionable undertakings, even when they bear a high-sounding name.
Interpretation
Avoid engaging in dubious activities, regardless of their appealing names.
This quote by Albert Einstein emphasizes the importance of maintaining moral integrity and being cautious when faced with choices that may seem attractive but have questionable ethics or implications. It urges individuals to discern the true nature of their actions and to avoid being swayed by the superficial allure of high-sounding labels that might conceal unethical or dubious undertakings.
In practice
In a business meeting, this quote could be used to caution against pursuing a lucrative deal that might compromise ethical standards.
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.
No living person is sunk so low as not to be imitated by somebody.
I am not a saint, unless you think of a saint as a sinner who keeps on trying.
If you are insecure, guess what? The rest of the world is, too.
[T]he more public provisions were made for the poor, the less they provided for themselves, and of course became poorer . . . [taking] away from before their eyes the greatest of all inducements to industry, frugality, and sobriety, by giving them a dependence of somewhat else than a careful accumulation during youth and health for support in age and sickness.
Reputation is like fine china: Once broken it's very hard to repair.
When you see a good person, think of becoming like her/him. When you see someone not so good, reflect on your own weak points.
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