O, Youth: Do You Know That Yours

Ever Since Childhood I Have Scorned The Commonplace Limits So Often Set Upon Human Ambition. Possessions, Outward Success, Publicity, Luxury - To Me These Have Always Been Contemptible. I Believe That A Simple And Unassuming Manner Of Life Is Best For Everyone; Best Both For The Body And The Mind

The Flag Is A Symbol Of The Fact That Man Is Still A Herd Animal.

A Theory Is The More Impressive The Greater The Simplicity Of Its Premises Is, The More Different Kinds Of Things It Relates, And The More Extended Is Its Area Of Applicability. Therefore The Deep Impression Which Classical Thermodynamics Made Upon Me. It Is The Only Physical Theory Of Universal Content Concerning Which I Am Convinced That Within The Framework Of The Applicability Of Its Basic Concepts, It Will Never Be Overthrown.

Each Ray Of Light Moves In The Coordinate System 'at Rest' With The Definite, Constant Velocity V Independent Of Whether This Ray Of Light Is Emitted By A Body At Rest Or A Body In Motion.

Science Will Stagnate If It Is Made To Serve Practical Goals.