Knowledge and ego are directly related. the less knowledge, the greater the ego

The world will not be destroyed by those who do evil, but by those who watch them without doing anything.

... a person who is religiously enlightened appears to me to be one who has, to the best of his ability, liberated himself from the fetters of his selfish desires and is preoccupied with thoughts, feelings, and aspirations to which he clings because of their superpersonal value.

In the beginning (if there was such a thing), God created Newton's laws of motion together with the necessary masses and forces. This is all; everything beyond this follows from the development of appropriate mathematical methods by means of deduction.

On the other hand, although I have a regular work schedule, I take time to go for long walks on the beach so that I can listen to what is going on inside my head. If my work isn't going well, I lie down in the middle of a workday and gaze at the ceiling while I listen and visualize what goes on in my imagination.

Understanding physics is child's play when compared to understanding child's play.

The wonder of nature does not become smaller because one cannot measure it by the standards of human moral and human aims.