“The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing.”

— Albert Einstein, LIFE magazine (1955)

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About Albert Einstein

1879 – 1955

German-born theoretical physicist who developed the theory of relativity. Beyond his scientific genius, Einstein left a wealth of philosophical reflections on curiosity, imagination, and humanity.

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“Triumphal arch, that fill'st the sky When storms prepare to part, I ask not proud Philosophy To teach me what thou art.”

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“What are books but folly, and what is an education but an arrant hypocrisy, and what is art but a curse when they touch not the heart and impel it not to action?”

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