Try not to become a man of success, but rather try to become a man of value.
Albert Einstein (1879–1955) was a German-born physicist and the author of the special and general theories of relativity. He received the Nobel Prize in 1921, not for relativity but for explaining the photoelectric effect. After the Nazis came to power he emigrated to the United States, spending the rest of his life at Princeton.
About this theme: Wisdom
In the Western tradition wisdom is almost always defined by what it is not. Socrates is famous for claiming to know that he knew nothing; that was not modesty but method. Knowledge is a set of facts, wisdom is knowing what to do with them — and, more often, knowing when there are not enough of them.
More by Albert Einstein
- Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance you must keep moving.
- Imagination is more important than knowledge.
- The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing.
- Peace cannot be kept by force; it can only be achieved by understanding.
- Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.
More on Wisdom
- Do the difficult things while they are easy and do the great things while they are small.— Lao Tzu
- An investment in knowledge pays the best interest.— Benjamin Franklin
- Talent hits a target no one else can hit; genius hits a target no one else can see.— Arthur Schopenhauer
- He who knows that enough is enough will always have enough.— Lao Tzu
- Do not weep; do not wax indignant. Understand.— Baruch Spinoza