Yes, we have to divide up our time like that, between our politics and our equations. But to me our equations are far more important, for politics ar… - Albert Einstein

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Yes, we have to divide up our time like that, between our politics and our equations. But to me our equations are far more important, for politics are only a matter of present concern. A mathematical equation stands forever.

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Albert Einstein (14 March 1879 – 18 April 1955) was a German theoretical physicist, widely acknowledged to be one of the greatest physicists of all time. Einstein is known for developing the theory of relativity, but he also made important contributions to the development of the theory of quantum mechanics. Together, relativity and quantum mechanics are the two pillars of modern physics. He won the 1921 Nobel Prize in Physics for his explanation of the photoelectric effect.

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Alternative Names: A.Einsten A. Einstein Einstein
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Equations are more important to me, because politics is for the present, but an equation is something for eternity.

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Een mens is deel van het geheel dat wij ‘universum’ noemen; een deel dat begrensd is in tijd en ruimte. Hij ervaart zichzelf, zijn gedachten en gevoelens als iets dat gescheiden is van de rest – een soort optische illusie van zijn bewustzijn. Deze waanvoorstelling is een soort gevangenis voor ons, die ons beperkt tot onze persoonlijke verlangens en die onze genegenheid beperkt tot enkele mensen die ons het meest na staan. Het moet onze taak zijn om ons te bevrijden uit deze gevangenis, door onze cirkel van compassie uit te breiden tot deze alle levende wezens en de gehele natuur in al haar schoonheid omhelst. De echte waarde van een mens wordt bepaald door de mate en manier waarin hij bevrijd is van het zelf. Het zal een substantieel nieuwe manier van denken vergen als de mensheid wil overleven.’

“A human being is a part of the whole called by us universe, a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feeling as something separated from the rest, a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest to us. Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty.

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