When the nazis came to power, I looked to the universities that prided themselves upon their intellectual freedom, and they failed me. I looked to the German press, which prided itself on the freedom of the press, and it failed me. Until at last the churches stood alone, and that for which I once had little regard earned my respect.
Albert EinsteinEmpathy is patiently and sincerely seeing the world through the other person's eyes. It is not learned in school; it is cultivated over a lifetime.
Albert EinsteinThe man with the greatest soul will always face the greatest war with the low minded person.
Albert EinsteinIn 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.
Albert EinsteinEach makes this cosmos and its construction the pivot of his emotional life, in order to find in this way peace and security which he can not find in the narrow whirlpool of personal experience.
Albert Einstein