The attempt to combine wisdom and power has only rarely been successful and then only for a short while.

Even a fool is wise after an event.

Smoke like a chimney, work like a horse, eat without thinking, go for a walk only in really pleasant company.

The release of atomic power has changed everything except our way of thinking ... the solution to this problem lies in the heart of mankind. If only I had known, I should have become a watchmaker. (1945)

Children don’t heed the life experiences of their parents, and nations ignore history. Bad lessons always have to be learned anew.

There is a driving force more powerful than steam, electricity and nuclear power: the will.

Memory is deceptive because it is colored by today's events.