Quote of Albert Einstein - I believe, indeed, that overemphasis on...
Biography - Albert Einstein:
German-born theoretical physicist who developed the theory of relativity. Nobel Prize in Physics (1921).
Born: 1879 - Died: 1955
Period:
20th century
19th century
Place of birth: Germany
Born: 1879 - Died: 1955
Period:
20th century
19th century
Place of birth: Germany
I believe, indeed, that overemphasis on the purely intellectual attitude, often directed solely to the practical and factual, in our education, has led directly to the impairment of ethical values.
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Quotes about education:
Every man who rises above the common level has received two educations: the first from his teachers; the second, more personal and important, from himself.
Quotes about ethics:
Ethics is in origin the art of recommending to others the sacrifices required for cooperation with oneself.
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