The Jewish Wisdom Database

Never do anything against conscience even if the state demands it.

You cannot prevent and prepare for war at the same time.

I never think of the future. It comes soon enough.

Science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind.

Weakness of attitude becomes weakness of character.

Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new.

Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler.

Example isn't another way to teach, it is the only way to teach.

If we knew what it was we were doing, it would not be called research, would it ?

Intellectuals solve problems; geniuses prevent them.

Joy in looking and comprehending is nature's most beautiful gift.

Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is to not stop questioning.

Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance you must keep moving.

Problems cannot be solved at the same level of awareness that created them.

Put your hand on a hot stove for a minute, and it seems like an hour. Sit with a pretty girl for an hour, and it seems like a minute. THAT'S relativity.

Setting an example is not the main means of influencing others; it is the only means.

The most aggravating thing about the younger generation is that I no longer belong to it.

The search for truth is more precious than its possession.

If you are out to describe the truth, leave elegance to the tailor.

There are two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.

The aim of education must be the training of independently acting and thinking individuals, who, however, see in the service of the community their highest life problem.

When the solution is simple, God is answering.

Education is that which remains, when one has forgotten everything he learned in school.

Peace cannot be kept by force, but through understanding.

Science without religion is lame; religion without science is blind.