The Universe Is Difficult To Comprehend Because

The Satisfaction Of Physical Needs Is Indeed The Indispensable Pre-condition Of A Satisfactory Existence, But In Itself It Is Not Enough. In Order To Be Content, Men Must Also Have The Possibility Of Developing Their Intellectual And Artistic Powers To Whatever Extent Accords With Their Personal Characteristics And Abilities.

You Cannot Prevent And Prepare For War At The Same Time.

The Work On Satisfactory Formulation Of Technical Patents Was A True Blessing For Me. It Compelled Me To Be Many-sided In Thought, And Also Offered Important Stimulation For Thought About Physics. Following A Practical Profession Is A Blessing For People Of My Type. Because The Academic Career Puts A Young Person In A Sort Of Compulsory Situation To Produce Scientific Papers In Impressive Quantity, A Temptation To Superficiality Arises That Only Strong Characters Are Able To Resist.

Heroism On Command, Senseless Violence, And All The Loathsome Nonsense That Goes By The Name Of Patriotism - How Passionately I Hate Them!

The Best That Gauss Has Given Us Was Likewise An Exclusive Production. If He Had Not Created His Geometry Of Surfaces, Which Served Riemann As A Basis, It Is Scarcely Conceivable That Anyone Else Would Have Discovered It. I Do Not Hesitate To Confess That To A Certain Extent A Similar Pleasure May Be Found By Absorbing Ourselves In Questions Of Pure Geometry.