The whole of science is nothing more than a refinement of everyday thinking.

It seems to me an utterly futile task to prescribe rules and limitations for the conduct of war. War is not a game; hence one cannot wage war by rules as one would in playing games. Our fight must be against war itself. The masses of people can most effectively fight the institution of war by establishing an organization for the absolute refusal of military service.

In every true searcher of Nature there is a kind of religious reverence.

To me it is enough to wonder at the secrets

I believe the most important mission of the state is to protect the individual and make it possible for him to develop into a creative personality.

Only morality in our actions can give beauty and dignity to life.

I have not eaten enough of the tree of knowledge, though in my profession I am obligated to feed on it regularly.