1. A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new.
一个从不犯错误的人,一定从来没有尝试过任何新鲜事物。
2. Intellectuals solve problems; geniuses prevent them.
智者解决问题,天才预防问题。
3. Science is a wonderful thing if one does not have to earn one's living at it.
科学是个美妙的东西――如果无须靠它维生的话。
4. The hardest thing in the world to understand is the income tax.
世界上最让人难以理解的东西就是个人所得税。
5. I am convinced that He (God) does not play dice.
我确信上帝不玩赌博游戏。
6. Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one.
现实不过是幻象,尽管这幻象挥之不去。
7. I never think of the future. It comes soon enough.
我从不去想未来。因为它来得已经够快的了。
8. The only thing that interferes with my learning is my education.
妨碍我学习的唯一障碍就是我的教育。
9. Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe.
宇宙中唯有两件事物是无限的:宇宙的大小与人的愚蠢。我不能确定的是宇宙的大小。
在上帝面前,我们都一样聪明――也都一样愚蠢。
原文:Before God we are all equally wise― and equally foolish.
常识就是人到十八岁为止所累积的各种偏见。
原文:Common sense is the collection of prejudices acquired by age eighteen.
教育就是当一个人把在学校所学全部忘光之后剩下的东西
原文:Education is what remains after one has forgotten everything he learned in school.
方程式对我更重要,因为政治只看眼前,而方程式是永恒的。
原文:Equations are more important to me, because politics is for the present, but an equation is something for eternity.
万有引力可无法对坠入爱河的人负责。
原文:I do not know with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones.
我从不去想未来。因为它来得已经够快的了。
原文:I never think of the future. It comes soon enough.
我认为只有大胆的臆测,而不是事实的积累,才能引领我们往前迈进。
原文:I think that only daring speculation can lead us further and not accumulation of facts.
如果A代表一个人的成功,那么A等于x加y加z。勤奋工作是x;y是玩耍,而z是把嘴闭上。
原文:If A is a success in life, then A equals x plus y plus z. Work is x; y is play; and z is keeping your mouth shut.
有一个现象的明显程度已经让我毛骨悚然,这便是我们的人性已经远远落后我们的科学技术了。
原文:It has become appallingly obvious that our technology has exceeded our humanity.
要打破人的偏见比崩解一个原子还难。
原文:It is harder to crack a prejudice than an atom.
法律本身并不能保证言论自由;要做到这一点,必需要所有的人都有着包容的心。
原文:Laws alone can not secure freedom of expression; in order that every man present his views without penalty there must be spirit of tolerance in the entire population.
人生就像骑单车。想保持平衡就得往前走。
原文:Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance you must keep moving.
只有利他的生活才是值得过的生活。
原文:Only a life lived for others is a life worthwhile.
武力不能维持和平。只有互相理解才可以。
原文:Peace cannot be kept by force. It can only be achieved by understanding.
把你的手放在滚热的炉子上一分钟,感觉起来像一小时。坐在一个漂亮姑娘身边整整一小时,感觉起来像一分钟。这就是相对论。
原文: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.
所谓现实只不过是一个错觉,虽然这个错觉非常持久。
原文:Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one.
这个世界最不可理解的就是它竟然是可以理解的。
原文:The most incomprehensible thing about the world is that it is at all comprehensible.
不要试图去做一个成功的人,要努力成为一个有价值的人。
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