Small: Pure mathematics is, in its way, the poetry of logical ideas
Albert Einstein
"Pure mathematics is, in its way, the poetry of logical ideas"
Albert Einstein, Physicist
Small: Try not to become a man of success, but rather try to become a man of value
Albert Einstein
"Try not to become a man of success, but rather try to become a man of value"
Albert Einstein, Physicist
Small: Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better
Albert Einstein
"Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better"
Albert Einstein, Physicist
Small: In matters of truth and justice, there is no difference between large and small problems, for issues concernin
Albert Einstein
"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"
Albert Einstein, Physicist
Small: The first step in the evolution of ethics is a sense of solidarity with other human beings
Albert Schweitzer
"The first step in the evolution of ethics is a sense of solidarity with other human beings"
Albert Schweitzer, Theologian
Small: Man can hardly even recognize the devils of his own creation
Albert Schweitzer
"Man can hardly even recognize the devils of his own creation"
Albert Schweitzer, Theologian
Small: A man is truly ethical only when he obeys the compulsion to help all life which he is able to assist, and shri
Albert Schweitzer
"A man is truly ethical only when he obeys the compulsion to help all life which he is able to assist, and shrinks from injuring anything that lives"
Albert Schweitzer, Theologian
Small: Think occasionally of the suffering of which you spare yourself the sight
Albert Schweitzer
"Think occasionally of the suffering of which you spare yourself the sight"
Albert Schweitzer, Theologian
Small: Peace is rarely denied to the peaceful
Friedrich Schiller
"Peace is rarely denied to the peaceful"
Friedrich Schiller, Dramatist
Small: It is criminal to steal a purse, daring to steal a fortune, a mark of greatness to steal a crown. The blame di
Friedrich Schiller
"It is criminal to steal a purse, daring to steal a fortune, a mark of greatness to steal a crown. The blame diminishes as the guilt increases"
Friedrich Schiller, Dramatist
Small: In the sphere of thought, absurdity and perversity remain the masters of the world, and their dominion is susp
Arthur Schopenhauer
"In the sphere of thought, absurdity and perversity remain the masters of the world, and their dominion is suspended only for brief periods"
Arthur Schopenhauer, Philosopher
Small: A man can do what he wants, but not want what he wants
Arthur Schopenhauer
"A man can do what he wants, but not want what he wants"
Arthur Schopenhauer, Philosopher
Small: First I shake the whole Apple tree, that the ripest might fall. Then I climb the tree and shake each limb, and
Martin Luther
"First I shake the whole Apple tree, that the ripest might fall. Then I climb the tree and shake each limb, and then each branch and then each twig, and then I look under each leaf"
Martin Luther, Professor
Small: Metaphysics is a dark ocean without shores or lighthouse, strewn with many a philosophic wreck
Immanuel Kant
"Metaphysics is a dark ocean without shores or lighthouse, strewn with many a philosophic wreck"
Immanuel Kant, Philosopher
Small: The foreign accent was a promise, and indeed, all over the country, European imports added spice to the scienc
"The foreign accent was a promise, and indeed, all over the country, European imports added spice to the sciences, the arts, and other areas. What one had to give was not considered inferior to what one received"
Rudolf Arnheim, Artist
Small: The first task of the association must therefore be to form the young members
Adam Weishaupt
"The first task of the association must therefore be to form the young members"
Adam Weishaupt, Clergyman
Small: Oh mortal man, is there anything you cannot be made to believe?
Adam Weishaupt
"Oh mortal man, is there anything you cannot be made to believe?"
Adam Weishaupt, Clergyman
Small: Only the hand that erases can write the true thing
"Only the hand that erases can write the true thing"
Meister Eckhart, Philosopher
Small: We are all part of a tradition, at least we depend on the past
Klaus Schulze
"We are all part of a tradition, at least we depend on the past"
Klaus Schulze, Composer
Small: There is no love which does not become help
Paul Tillich
"There is no love which does not become help"
Paul Tillich, Theologian
Small: Permit me to issue and control the money of a nation, and I care not who makes its laws
"Permit me to issue and control the money of a nation, and I care not who makes its laws"
Mayer Amschel Rothschild, Businessman
Small: Our birthdays are feathers in the broad wing of time
"Our birthdays are feathers in the broad wing of time"
Jean Paul, Author
Small: Scientific discovery and scientific knowledge have been achieved only by those who have gone in pursuit of it
Max Planck
"Scientific discovery and scientific knowledge have been achieved only by those who have gone in pursuit of it without any practical purpose whatsoever in view"
Max Planck, Scientist
Small: It is the absolute right of the State to supervise the formation of public opinion
Joseph Goebbels
"It is the absolute right of the State to supervise the formation of public opinion"
Joseph Goebbels, Criminal
Small: Art is exalted above religion and race. Not a single solitary soul these days believes in the religions of the
Emil Nolde
"Art is exalted above religion and race. Not a single solitary soul these days believes in the religions of the Assyrians, the Egyptians and the Greeks... Only their art, whenever it was beautiful, stands proud and exalted, rising above all time"
Emil Nolde, Artist
Small: One often contradicts an opinion when what is uncongenial is really the tone in which it was conveyed
Friedrich Nietzsche
"One often contradicts an opinion when what is uncongenial is really the tone in which it was conveyed"
Friedrich Nietzsche, Philosopher
Small: Does wisdom perhaps appear on the earth as a raven which is inspired by the smell of carrion?
Friedrich Nietzsche
"Does wisdom perhaps appear on the earth as a raven which is inspired by the smell of carrion?"
Friedrich Nietzsche, Philosopher
Small: Do whatever you will, but first be such as are able to will
Friedrich Nietzsche
"Do whatever you will, but first be such as are able to will"
Friedrich Nietzsche, Philosopher
Small: Hope in reality is the worst of all evils because it prolongs the torments of man
Friedrich Nietzsche
"Hope in reality is the worst of all evils because it prolongs the torments of man"
Friedrich Nietzsche, Philosopher
Small: We have art in order not to die of the truth
Friedrich Nietzsche
"We have art in order not to die of the truth"
Friedrich Nietzsche, Philosopher
Small: He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. Is not life a hundred times too
Friedrich Nietzsche
"He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. Is not life a hundred times too short for us to bore ourselves?"
Friedrich Nietzsche, Philosopher
Small: In praise there is more obtrusiveness than in blame
Friedrich Nietzsche
"In praise there is more obtrusiveness than in blame"
Friedrich Nietzsche, Philosopher
Small: A woman may very well form a friendship with a man, but for this to endure, it must be assisted by a little ph
Friedrich Nietzsche
"A woman may very well form a friendship with a man, but for this to endure, it must be assisted by a little physical antipathy"
Friedrich Nietzsche, Philosopher
Small: Thoughts are the shadows of our feelings - always darker, emptier and simpler
Friedrich Nietzsche
"Thoughts are the shadows of our feelings - always darker, emptier and simpler"
Friedrich Nietzsche, Philosopher
Small: This is the hardest of all: to close the open hand out of love, and keep modest as a giver
Friedrich Nietzsche
"This is the hardest of all: to close the open hand out of love, and keep modest as a giver"
Friedrich Nietzsche, Philosopher
Small: The most common lie is that which one lies to himself lying to others is relatively an exception
Friedrich Nietzsche
"The most common lie is that which one lies to himself; lying to others is relatively an exception"
Friedrich Nietzsche, Philosopher
Small: The lie is a condition of life
Friedrich Nietzsche
"The lie is a condition of life"
Friedrich Nietzsche, Philosopher
Small: Not necessity, not desire - no, the love of power is the demon of men. Let them have everything - health, food
Friedrich Nietzsche
"Not necessity, not desire - no, the love of power is the demon of men. Let them have everything - health, food, a place to live, entertainment - they are and remain unhappy and low-spirited: for the demon waits and waits and will be satisfied"
Friedrich Nietzsche, Philosopher
Small: Idleness is the parent of psychology
Friedrich Nietzsche
"Idleness is the parent of psychology"
Friedrich Nietzsche, Philosopher
Small: I still live, I still think: I still have to live, for I still have to think
Friedrich Nietzsche
"I still live, I still think: I still have to live, for I still have to think"
Friedrich Nietzsche, Philosopher
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