爱因斯坦名言中英文

一、If you are out to describe the truth， leave elegance to the tailor。如果你决心讲述真相，就把体面留给裁缝。

二、The most incomprehensible thing about the world is that it is at all comprehensible。这个世界最不可理解的就是它竟然是可以理解的。

三、The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits。天才和愚蠢之间的区别就是天才有它的极限。

四、I do not know with what weapons World War III will be fought， but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones。我不知道第三次世界大战会用哪些武器，但第四次世界大战中人们肯定用的是木棍和石块。

五、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。

六、Insanity： doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results。精神错乱：一遍又一遍地重复同一件事而期待不同的结果。

七、It is harder to crack a prejudice than an atom。掰开人身上的偏见比掰开一个原子难的多。

八、The only real valuable thing is intuition。 The intellect has little to do on the road to Discovery。真正有价值的是直觉。在探索的道路上智力无甚用处。

九、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。

十、Gravitation cannot be held responsible for people falling in love。万有引力可无法对坠入爱河的人负责。

十一、As far as the laws of mathematics refer to reality， they are not certain； as far as they are certain， they do not refer to reality。当数学原理用于现实时，是不确定的，当它们确定时，又不适用于现实。

十二、Intellectuals solve problems； geniuses prevent them。智者解决问题，天才预防问题。

十三、Life is like riding a bicycle。 To keep your balance you must keep moving。人生就像骑单车。想保持平衡就得往前走。

十四、Weakness of attitude becomes weakness of Character。态度上的弱点会变成性格上的弱点。

十五、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。

十六、Only a life lived for others is a life worthwhile。只有利他的生活才是值得过的生活。

十七、Science without religion is lame， religion without science is blind。科学没有宗教是瘸子，宗教没有科学是瞎子。

十八、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。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。

十九、Common sense is the collection of prejudices acquired by age eighteen。常识就是人到十八岁为止所累积的各种偏见。

二十、The eternal mystery of the world is its comprehensibility。世界的永恒之谜就是它是可以理解的。

二十一、Try not to become a man of success， but rather try to become a man of value。不必努力去做一个成功者，尽力去成为一个有价值者。

二十二、Peace cannot be kept by force。 It can only be achieved by understanding。武力不能维持和平。只有互相理解才可以。

二十三、It has become appallingly obvious that our technology has exceeded our humanity。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。

二十四、Education is what remains after one has forgotten everything he learned in school。教育就是当一个人把在学校所学全部忘光之後剩下的东西。

二十五、It is harder to crack a prejudice than an atom。要打破人的偏见比崩解一个原子还难。

二十六、I think that only daring speculation can lead us further and not accumulation of facts。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。

二十七、I don't pretend to understand the universe— it's much bigger than I am。 我并不假装理解宇宙——它比我大得多。

二十八、Equations are more important to me， because politics is for the present， but an equation is something for eternity。方程式对我更重要，因为政治只看眼前，而方程式是永恒的。

二十九、Every kind of peaceful cooperation among men is primarily based on mutual trust and only secondly on institutions such as courts of justice and police。人类一切和平合作的基础首先是相互信任，其次才是法庭和警察一类的机构。

三十、Any intelligent fool can make things bigger， more complex， and more violent。 It takes a touch of genius— and a lot of courage— to move in the opposite direction。任何一个有智力的笨蛋都可以把事情搞得更大，更复杂，也更激烈。往相反的方向前进则需要天份，以及很大的勇气。

三十一、Reality is merely an illusion， albeit a very persistent one。所谓现实只不过是一个错觉，虽然这个错觉非常持久。

三十二、The value of a man resides in what he gives and not in what he is capable of receiving。一个人的价值，在于他贡献了什么，而不在于他能得到什么。

三十三、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。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。

三十四、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。

三十五、Two things inspire me to awe： the starry heavens and the moral universe within。两件事情让我敬畏：布满星星的天空和隐藏在其中的人的精神世界。

三十六、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。

三十七、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。

三十八、As our circle of knowledge expands， so does the circumference of darkness surrounding it。当我们的知识之圆扩大之时，我们所面临的未知的圆周也一样。

三十九、As our circle of knowledge expands， so does the circumference of darkness surrounding it。当知识的圆周扩大之时，包裹它的黑暗的圆周也一样。

四十、I am convinced that He (God) does not play dice。我确信上帝不玩赌博游戏。

四十一、The release of atomic energy has not created a new problem。 It has merely made more urgent the necessity of solving an existing one。原子能的释放并没有造成一个新问题，它只是使解决一个当前问题的必要性更加迫切。

四十二、It's not that I'm so smart， it's just that I stay with problems longer。并不是我很聪明，而只是我和问题相处得比较久一点。

四十三、Science is a wonderful thing if one does not have to earn one's living at it。科学是好东西，只要它不跟任何人的饭碗挂钩就行。

四十四、Only a life lived for others is a life worthwhile。只有无私的生命才值得活。

四十五、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。

四十六、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。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。

四十七、Before God we are all equally wise— and equally foolish。在上帝面前，我们都一样聪明——也都一样愚蠢。

四十八、Sometimes one pays most for the things one gets for nothing。有时候一个人为不花钱得到的东西付出的代价最高。