The word God is for me nothing more than the expression and product of human weaknesses.

Most mistakes in philosophy and logic occur because the human mind is apt to take the symbol for the reality.

An empty stomach is not a good political adviser.

In my view, it is the most important function of art and science to awaken this feeling and keep it alive in those who are capable of it.

Dostoevsky gives me more than any scientist, more than Gauss.

Imagination Is More Powerful Than Knowledge Because Knowledhe Is Limited But Imagination Is Without Boundaries

The opinion prevailed among advanced minds that it was time that belief should be replaced increasingly by knowledge; belief that did not itself rest on knowledge was superstition, and as such had to be opposed.