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Ehrmann, Max
1872–1945
1872–1945
1
Go placidly amid the noise and the haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence.
often wrongly dated to 1692, the date of foundation of a church in Baltimore whose vicar circulated the poem in 1956
Go placidly amid the noise and the haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence.
often wrongly dated to 1692, the date of foundation of a church in Baltimore whose vicar circulated the poem in 1956
"Desiderata" (1948)
Einstein, Albert
1879–1955
1879–1955
1
Science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind.
E = mc
2
.
the usual form of Einstein's original statement: "If a body releases the energy L in the form of radiation, its mass is decreased by L/V
2
"
God is subtle but he is not malicious.
I am convinced that
He
[God] does not play dice.
often quoted as: "God does not play dice"
Science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind.
Science, Philosophy and Religion: a Symposium
(1941) ch. 13
E = mc
2
.
the usual form of Einstein's original statement: "If a body releases the energy L in the form of radiation, its mass is decreased by L/V
2
"
in
Annalen der Physik
18 (1905)
God is subtle but he is not malicious.
remark made during a week at Princeton beginning 9 May 1921, later carved above the fireplace of the Common Room of Fine Hall (the Mathematical Institute), Princeton University
I am convinced that
He
[God] does not play dice.
often quoted as: "God does not play dice"
letter to Max Born, 4 December 1926; in
Einstein und Born Briefwechsel
(1969)
Eisenhower, Dwight D.
1890–1969
1890–1969
1
You have broader considerations that might follow what you might call the "falling domino" principle. You have a row of dominoes set up. You knock over the first one, and what will happen to the last one is that it will go over very quickly. So you have the beginning of a disintegration that would have the most profound influences.
I think that people want peace so much that one of these days governments had better get out of the way and let them have it.
You have broader considerations that might follow what you might call the "falling domino" principle. You have a row of dominoes set up. You knock over the first one, and what will happen to the last one is that it will go over very quickly. So you have the beginning of a disintegration that would have the most profound influences.
speech at press conference, 7 April 1954
I think that people want peace so much that one of these days governments had better get out of the way and let them have it.
broadcast discussion, 31 August 1959
Eisenstaedt, Alfred
1898–1995
1898–1995
1
It's more important to click with people than to click the shutter
It's more important to click with people than to click the shutter
in
Life
24 August 1995 (electronic edition), obituary
Eleazar
of Worms 1176–1238
of Worms 1176–1238
1
The highest sacrifice is a broken and contrite heart; the highest wisdom is that which is found in the Torah; the noblest of all ornaments is modesty; and the most beautiful thing that man can do, is to forgive a wrong.
The highest sacrifice is a broken and contrite heart; the highest wisdom is that which is found in the Torah; the noblest of all ornaments is modesty; and the most beautiful thing that man can do, is to forgive a wrong.
Sefer Rokeah
Elgar, Edward
1857–1934
1857–1934
1
To my friends pictured within.
There is music in the air.
To my friends pictured within.
Enigma Variations
(1899) dedication
There is music in the air.
R. J. Buckley
Sir Edward Elgar
(1905) ch. 4
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