If one tries to navigate unknown waters one runs the risk of shipwreck

There are yet people who say there is no God. But what really makes me angry is that they quote me for the support of such views

Joy in looking and comprehending is nature's most beautiful gift.

The point is to develop the childlike inclination for play and the childlike desire for recognition and to guide the child over to important fields for society. Such a school demands from the teacher that he be a kind of artist in his province.

Nationalism, on my opinion, is nothing more than an idealistic rationalization for militarism and aggression.

A finely tempered nature longs to escape from the personal life into the world of objective perception and thought.

Make everything as simple as possible, but not simpler. A man should look for what is, and not for what he thinks should be. We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them. A question that sometimes drives me hazy: am I or are the others crazy? Any intelligent fool can make things bigger and more complex... It takes a touch of genius - and a lot of courage to move in the opposite direction. All religions, arts and sciences are branches of the same tree. It's not that I'm so smart, it's just that I stay with problems longer.