It is open to every man to choose the direction of his striving; and also every man may draw comfort from Lessing's fine saying, that the search for truth is more precious than its possession.
Interpretation
The pursuit of truth is more valuable than actually finding it, as everyone has the freedom to choose their path in life.
In this quote, Albert Einstein emphasizes the importance of the journey towards discovering truth, suggesting that the act of searching for knowledge and understanding is a significant part of the human experience. He encourages individuals to recognize their autonomy in deciding their life's direction and to find solace in the idea that the quest for truth itself holds greater worth than merely achieving it.
In practice
During a motivational speech about personal growth and learning.
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.
What did you put in the fire?" Kaladin said. "To make that special smoke?" "Nothing. It was just and ordinary fire." "But, I saw-" "What you saw belongs to you. A story doesn't live until it is imagined in someone's mind." "What does the story mean, then?" "It means what you want it to mean," Hoid said. "The purpose of a storyteller is not to tell you how to think , but to give you questions to think upon. Too often, we forget that.
In creative endeavors luck is a skill.
One’s objective should be to get it right, get it quick, get it out and get it over. Your problem won’t improve with age.
Never attribute to malevolence what is merely due to incompetence
I'm astounded by people who want to 'know' the universe when it's hard enough to find your way around Chinatown.
Grand strategy is the art of looking beyond the present battle and calculating ahead. Focus on your ultimate goal and plot to reach it.
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