一个人的价值,在于他贡献了什么,而不在于他能得到什么。
原文:The value of a man resides in what he gives and not in what he is capable of receiving.
科学没有宗教是瘸子,宗教没有科学是瞎子。
原文:Science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind.
任何一个有智力的笨蛋都可以把事情搞得更大,更复杂,也更激烈。往相反的方向前进则需要天份,以及很大的勇气。
原文:Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius— and a lot of courage— to move in the opposite direction.
一个从未犯错的人是因为他不曾尝试新鲜事物。
原文:Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new.
当我们的知识之圆扩大之时,我们所面临的未知的圆周也一样。
原文:As our circle of knowledge expands, so does the circumference of darkness surrounding it.
在上帝面前,我们都一样聪明——也都一样愚蠢。
原文:Before God we are all equally wise— and equally foolish.
常识就是人到十八岁为止所累积的各种偏见。
原文:Common sense is the collection of prejudices acquired by age eighteen.
教育就是当一个人把在学校所学全部忘光之后剩下的东西。(爱氏自言引述某前人的话)
原文:Education is what remains after one has forgotten everything he learned in school.
方程式对我更重要,因为政治只看眼前,而方程式是永恒的。
原文:Equations are more important to me, because politics is for the present, but an equation is something for eternity.
万有引力可无法对坠入爱河的人负责。
原文:Gravitation cannot be held responsible for people falling in love.