The pursuit of truth and beauty is a sphere of activity in which we are permitted to remain children all our lives.
Albert EinsteinPure mathematics is, in its way, the poetry of logical ideas. ... [By seeking] logical beauty spiritual formulas are discovered necessary for the deeper penetration into the laws of nature.
Albert Einstein...and knowledge is one of the finest attributes of man - though often it is most loudly voiced by those who strive for it the least.
Albert EinsteinCreating a new theory is not like destroying an old barn and erecting a skyscraper in its place. It is rather like climbing a mountain and gaining new and wider views.
Albert Einstein