If people are good only because they fear punishment, and hope for reward, then we are a sorry lot indeed.
Quote by Albert Einstein
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If people are good only because they fear punishment, and hope for reward, then we are a sorry lot indeed.
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Albert Einstein Quotes
- That deep emotional conviction of the presence of a superior reasoning power, which is revealed in the incomprehensible universe, forms my idea of God.
- Our task must be to free ourselves by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature and its beauty.
- Most people say that it is the intellect which makes a great scientist. They are wrong: it is character.
- It is my conviction that killing under the cloak of war is nothing but an act of murder.
- Heroism on command, senseless violence, and all the loathsome nonsense that goes by the name of patriotism - how passionately I hate them!
- Joy in looking and comprehending is nature's most beautiful gift.
- The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination.
- Force always attracts men of low morality.
- I am not only a pacifist but a militant pacifist. I am willing to fight for peace. Nothing will end war unless the people themselves refuse to go to war.
- Science is a wonderful thing if one does not have to earn one's living at it.
Best Quotes
- The art world is molting - some would say melting. Galleries are closing museums are scaling back.
- My dad takes care of me as a manager and as a dad. That's his job, you know, to take care of me. He has my best interests at heart.
- We just put General Motors in the hands of people who can't even run our own government.
- I was thinking that when I have children, that I should always dress as a character for them, so they think their mom is Alice in Wonderland or Cinderella.
- Pick the day. Enjoy it - to the hilt. The day as it comes. People as they come... The past, I think, has helped me appreciate the present - and I don't want to spoil any of it by fretting about the future.
- Religiosity turns out to be the best indicator of civic involvement: it's more accurate than education, age, income, gender or race.
- And fifth, we will champion small businesses, America's engine of job growth. That means reducing taxes on business, not raising them. It means simplifying and modernizing the regulations that hurt small business the most. And it means that we must rein in the skyrocketing cost of healthcare by repealing and replacing Obamacare.
- Our pets rely on us entirely for their nutrition. So if you're making your own judgments, that could lead to a mistake. At the same time, we have more control over our pet's diet than we do with our children or with ourselves, so your vet can tell you what is appropriate for your dog and you can assign them that.
- Wisdom, compassion, and courage are the three universally recognized moral qualities of men.
- Lawyers, I suppose, were children once.