Bite-Size Einstein: Quotations on
Just About Everything from the
Greatest Mind of the Twentieth
Century by Albert Einstein
Wisdom And Wit
The kindly, white-heaired old fellow with the bushy mustache once called
the worlds grandfather, Albert Einstein was easily the twentieth centurys
most remarkable and revered man of science. His leaps of imagination
changed forever the way we look at the universe. He gained international
celebrity by the very force of his personality, his wry sense of humor (often
at the expense of himself), and his limitless humanity.
The mind of Albert Einstein bulged at the seams not only with mathematics
and physics but also with an insatiable curiosity about life itself. His wide-
ranging observations and opinions about the nature of life and the world--

not to mention the life and world of nature--are rich in insight, wit, and
wisdom. His vision also us a unique opportunity to see ourselves. His
thoughts are treasures in small packages; taken as a whole, they offer
images and ideas of what we are and what it is possible to be.
Personal Review: Bite-Size Einstein: Quotations on Just About
Everything from the Greatest Mind of the Twentieth Century by
Albert Einstein
In this year of intense political contention, based in part on a
spiteful opposition to immigrants, it is worth reading these concise but
poignant quotes by America's most illustrious immigrant.
"I am a democrat," said Albert Einstein. Today, such use of
"democrat" means "small 'd' democrat" to avoid confusion with "big 'D'
Democrat" which some accuse of being traitors to America. Such is our
new intolerance.
However, consider:
-- "The foundation of all human values is morality.
-- "The destiny of civilized humanity depends more than ever on the
moral forces it is capable of generating.
-- "Comfort and happiness have never appeared to me as a goal. I
call these ethical bases the ideal of the swineherd."
Comfort and happiness? In an era of global warming, perhaps
drivers of SUVs really are modern swineherds with scrubbed faces and
clean fingernails. It's not that Einstein is so perfectly correct; but, his
comments should cause every intelligent person to re-think. After fleeing a
Europe where a master race destined to rule the world was being created
by government edict, it's hardly surprising Einstein should write, "The state
is made for man, not man for the state."
Despite offering a wide range of provocative and stimulating ideas,
he has enough common sense to understand, "As a human being, one has
been endowed with just enough intelligence to be able to see clearly how
utterly inadequate that intelligence is when confronted with what exists."
Has anyone come up with a better description of politics? let alone
human events? let alone physics?
Einstein's fame is based on questioning the status quo; he did not
want change we can believe in, he wanted questions to discover a new
reality instead of preserving old bad habits. In contrast to Bible Thumpers
(or Physics book thumpers and every other thumper), "The foundation of

morality should not be made dependent on myth nor tied to any authority
lest doubt about the myth or about the legitimacy of the authority imperil
the foundation of sound judgment and action."
Such quotes make this book a gem. It encourages one to think
(which infuriates politicians to no end). As he once said, which applies to
today's "huddled masses yearning to breathe free" just inside the golden
door, "Humanity is more important than national citizenship."
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