Albert Einstein (1879 – 1955) was a German-born theoretical physicist. Einstein is best known by the general public for his mass–energy equivalence formula E = mc2.
愛因斯坦(1879—1955)係一位德國理論物理學家。創立了現代物理學的相對論(E = mc2).
2075. I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones. 中文 / Chinese:
我不知道茅台酒次世界大戰會怎樣打,但第四次世界大戰會用木棒和石頭。
2076. You will never fail until you stop trying. 中文 / Chinese:
你永遠不會失敗直至你停止嘗試。
2077. Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds. 中文 / Chinese:
偉大的精神經常會遇到平庸而暴力的反方。
2078. Gravitation is not responsible for people falling in love. 中文 / Chinese:
地心吸力不對人們相愛負上責任。
2079. The measure of intelligence is the ability to change. 中文 / Chinese:
智能的估量在於改變的能力。
2080. Creativity is intelligence having fun. 中文 / Chinese:
創意是智能在玩樂。
2081. If A is a success in life, then A equals x plus y plus z. Work is x; y is play; and z is keeping your mouth shut. 中文 / Chinese:
如果A是人生的成功,那樣 A 等於 x 加 y 加 z。 工作是 x; y 是玩耍;z 閉上你的嘴。
2082. We dance for laughter, we dance for tears, we dance for madness, we dance for fears, we dance for hopes, we dance for screams, we are the dancers, we create the dreams. 中文 / Chinese:
我們為歡樂而舞,為眼淚而舞。為瘋狂而舞,為恐懼而舞,為希望而舞,為尖叫而舞,我們是舞者,我們創造夢想。
2055. Play is the highest form of research. 中文 / Chinese:
玩耍是研究的最高形態。
2056. As far as the laws of mathematics refer to reality, they are not certain; and as far as they are certain, they do not refer to reality. 中文 / Chinese:
大概來說當數學定律涉及現實,它們不是確定;而當它們確定時,它們涉及現實。
2057. I thought of that while riding my bicycle. 中文 / Chinese:
我踩單車時想起那個。
2058. The only source of knowledge is experience. 中文 / Chinese:
經驗是唯一知識的來源。
2059. Before God we are all equally wise - and equally foolish. 中文 / Chinese:
在上帝面前我們是同樣的明智 - 和同樣的愚蠢。
2060. Three great forces rule the world: stupidity, fear and greed. 中文 / Chinese:
三種巨大的力量管轄世界:愚蠢,害怕和貪婪。
2061. At least once a day, allow yourself the freedom to think and dream for yourself. 中文 / Chinese:
每天最少一次,准許你自己一次自由地去思考和夢想。
2062. The only sure way to avoid making mistakes is to have no new ideas. 中文 / Chinese:
唯一肯定避免犯錯誤是不要有新見解。
2063. The world as we have created it is a process of our thinking. It cannot be changed without changing our thinking. 中文 / Chinese:
我們創作的世界是我們思想的進程。若不改變我們的思想,世界便不能被改變。
2006. Wisdom is not a product of schooling but of the lifelong attempt to acquire it. 中文 / Chinese:
智慧不是教學的產物而是一生嘗試去獲取的。
2007. If people are good only because they fear punishment, and hope for reward, then we are a sorry lot indeed. 中文 / Chinese:
如果人們因為恐懼懲罰而做好,期望回報的話,這樣我們真正地遺憾了。
2008. A true genius admits that he/she knows nothing. 中文 / Chinese:
一個真正的天才承認自己什麼也不知道。
2009. If there is any religion that could respond to the needs of modern science, it would be Buddhism. 中文 / Chinese:
如果有任何一個宗教可能對現代科學作出回應,它就是佛教。
2010. Common sense is the collection of prejudices acquired by age eighteen. 中文 / Chinese:
常理是十八歲前所收集的偏見。
2011. Few people are capable of expressing with equanimity opinions which differ from the prejudices of their social environment. Most people are incapable of forming such opinions. 中文 / Chinese:
很少人有能力平靜地表達跟他們社會環境不同的意見。大部份人都沒有能力這樣做。
2012. If I had an hour to solve a problem I'd spend 55 minutes thinking about the problem and 5 minutes thinking about minutes. 中文 / Chinese:
如果我有一小時去解決一個問題,我會花 55 分鐘想它和用5分鐘去想那 55 分鐘。
1926. What is right is not always popular and what is popular is not always right. 中文 / Chinese:
對的不經常是受歡迎,受歡迎的不經常是對的。
1927. Whoever is careless with truth in small matters cannot be trusted with important matters. 中文 / Chinese:
不注意事實細節的人不能信以重要事情。
1928. In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity. 中文 / Chinese:
困難之中藏著機會。
1929. Men marry women with the hope they will never change. Women marry men with the hope they will change. Invariably they are both disappointed. 中文 / Chinese:
男人和女人結婚希望她們不會改變。女人和男人結婚希望他們會改變。總是他們都失望。
1930. The pursuit of truth and beauty is a sphere of activity in which we are permitted to remain children all our lives. 中文 / Chinese:
追求真理和美麗是我能保持童真的活動。
1931. A question that sometimes drives me hazy: am I or are the others crazy? 中文 / Chinese:
有一個問題有時使我模糊:是我還是別人瘋了?
1932. Imagination is everything. It is the preview of life's coming attractions. 中文 / Chinese:
想像是一切。它是人生的預告片。
1933. If you can't explain it to a six year old, you don't understand it yourself. 中文 / Chinese:
假如你不能對一個六歲小孩說明,你並不了解自己。
1348. There are two ways to live: you can live as if nothing is a miracle; you can live as if everything is a miracle. 中文 / Chinese:
有兩個方法生活:你可以活得沒有一樣事是奇蹟;你可以活得每一樣事都是奇蹟。
1349. Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds. The mediocre mind is incapable of understanding the man who refuses to bow blindly to conventional prejudices and chooses instead to express his opinions courageously and honestly. 中文 / Chinese:
偉大的精神經常遇到平庸的思想暴力對抗。平庸的思想沒有能力去明白這人拒絕盲目地屈服於傳統的偏見,反而選擇英勇誠實地表達他的意見。
1350. The most beautiful experience we can have is the mysterious. It is the fundamental emotion that stands at the cradle of true art and true science. 中文 / Chinese:
我們能夠擁有最美麗的經歷是神秘。它是基本的情感站立在真藝術和真科學的搖籃裡。
1351. Imagination is more important than knowledge. For knowledge is limited, whereas imagination embraces the entire world, stimulating progress, giving birth to evolution. 中文 / Chinese:
想像力比知識更重要。因為知識是有限的,鑑於想像力包圍整個世界,刺激進程,產生演變。
1352. No amount of experimentation can ever prove me right; a single experiment can prove me wrong. 中文 / Chinese:
沒有實驗可以證明我對;一個單一的實驗可以證明我錯。
1353. You ask me if I keep a notebook to record my great ideas. I’ve only ever had one. 中文 / Chinese:
你問我有沒有用筆記簿記下我的偉大構思。我從來只有一本。
1192. Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is not to stop questioning. 中文 / Chinese:
從昨天裡學習,活在當下,昐望明天。最重要是不要停止發問。
1193. I think and think for months and years. Ninety-nine times, the conclusion is false. The hundredth time I am right. 中文 / Chinese:
年年月月我想了又想。九十九次結論不正確。第一百次我對了。
1194. Imagination is everything. It is the preview of life’s coming attractions. 中文 / Chinese:
想像力是一切。它是人生下期上映的預告片。
1195. The most incomprehensible thing about the world is that it is comprehensible. 中文 / Chinese:
關於這世界最難理解的事情是它是可理解的。
1196. To raise new questions, new possibilities, to regard old problems from a new angle, requires creative imagination and marks real advance in science. 中文 / Chinese:
提出新的問題,新的可能性,用新的角度留意舊的問題,需要有創意的想像力和注意真實的科學進步。
1197. Peace cannot be kept by force. It can only be achieved by understanding. 中文 / Chinese:
和平不能強迫。它只能用理解獲得。
1198. Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance you must keep moving. 中文 / Chinese:
人生像騎自行車。要保持平衡你一定要不停前進。
1199. Small is the number of people who see with their eyes and think with their minds. 中文 / Chinese:
細小是當一群人用眼睛看和用腦子想。
603. I fear the day that technology will surpass our human interaction. The world will have a generation of idiots.
中文 / Chinese:
恐怕有一天科技會超越人類的互動。世界會出現新一代的白癡。
604. Be a loner. That gives you time to wonder, to search for the truth. Have holy curiosity. Make your life worth living. 中文 / Chinese:
做一個獨來獨往的人。那樣你有時間去懷疑,去搜尋真理。擁有對神聖的好奇心。使你生命值得活著。
605. Insanity: Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. 中文 / Chinese:
瘋癲是反覆做同一件事情及預期不同的結果。
606. Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better. 中文 / Chinese:
深入探索大自然,你會更理解萬物。
607. the most beautiful experience we can have is the mysterious. It is the fundamental emotion that stands at the cradle of true art and true science. 中文 / Chinese:
我們能有最美麗的經驗是神秘。它站在真正的藝術和科學的發源地。
608. Weak people revenge. Strong people forgive. Intelligent people ignore. 中文 / Chinese:
弱者報復。強者原諒。智者不理。
609. In matters of truth and justice, there is no difference between large and small problems, for issues concerning the treatment of people are all the same. 中文 / Chinese:
就真理和公義而論,處理人的問題是一樣的,問題大小沒有分別。
328. A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new. 中文 / Chinese:
一個沒有犯錯的人從沒嘗試過任何新的事。
329. The world is a dangerous place to live; not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don't do anything about it. 中文 / Chinese:
我們居住的世界危險並不是人壞,而是因為人們沒有做任何事去改變。
330. It’s not that I'm so smart, it's just that I stay with problems longer. 中文 / Chinese:
我不是聰明,只是我花在問題上的時間較長。
331. Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value. 中文 / Chinese:
寧可為價值努力,不要為成功努力。
332. Whoever is careless with the truth in small matters cannot be trusted with important matters. 中文 / Chinese:
誰人對小事真相輕率不能信以重事。
333. The difference between stupidity and genius is that genius has its limits. 中文 / Chinese:
天才與愚笨的分別是天才是有限的。
334. The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing. 中文 / Chinese:
最重要的是不要停止發問。
78. A calm and humble life will bring more happiness than the pursuit of success and the constant restlessness that comes with it. 中文 / Chinese:
一個平靜和謙卑的生活會比不斷煩躁追求成功帶給你更多快樂。
79. Try not to become a man of success, but rather try to become a man of value. 中文 / Chinese:
寧可嘗試做一個有價值觀的人,不要做一個成功的人。
80. We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them. 中文 / Chinese:
我們不能用製造問題時的思想轉解決問題。
81. Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former. 中文 / Chinese: 兩樣東西是無限的,宇宙和人的愚昧,前者我不敢肯定。
82. Weakness of attitude becomes weakness of character. 中文 / Chinese: 柔弱的態度會變成柔弱的性格。
83. If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough. 中文 / Chinese:
假如你不能夠簡單地解釋,你明白得不夠清楚。
84. I live in that solitude which is painful in youth, but delicious in the years of maturity. 中文 / Chinese:
我在童年時孤獨是痛苦的,但壯年時期是愉快的。