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Albert Einstein

physicist and 1922 Nobel prize winner; b. 1879; d. 1955

Aphorisms Attributed to This Aphorist

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I don't know with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones.

Albert Einstein, in War and Peace

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I am enough of an artist to draw freely upon my imagination. Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world.

Albert Einstein, in Wisdom and Ignorance

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Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.

Albert Einstein, in Science and Religion and Success and Failure

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Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler.

Albert Einstein, in Work and Recreation

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Common sense is the collection of prejudices acquired by age eighteen.

Albert Einstein, in Altruism and Cynicism

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Before God we are all equally wise -- and equally foolish.

Albert Einstein, in Wisdom and Ignorance