All ALBERT EINSTEIN Quotes about “Character”

“It is abhorrent to me when a fine intelligence is paired with an unsavory character.”
“Whoever is careless with the truth in small matters cannot be trusted with important matters.”
“Condemnation without investigation is the height of ignorance”
“I am a stronger follower of Veganism by principle, not just because of moral and aesthetic reasons. I truly believe in a Vegetarian lifestyle and I have faith and hopes in change in human destiny, thanks to the physical effects and benefits of a healthier diet and its influence on the character of the people. It will bring about some benefit and improvement to human society.”
“The conflict that exists today is no more than an old-style struggle for power, once again presented to mankind in semireligious trappings. The difference is that, this time, the development of atomic power has imbued the struggle with a ghostly character; for both parties know and admit that, should the quarrel deteriorate into actual war, mankind is doomed.”
“One strength of the communist system of the East is that it has some of the character of a religion and inspires the emotions of a religion.”
“Common to all these types is the anthropomorphic character of their conception of God. In general, only individuals of exceptional endowments, and exceptionally high-minded communities, rise to any considerable extent above this level. But there is a third stage of religious experience which belongs to all of them, even though it is rarely found in a pure form: I shall call it cosmic religious feeling. It is very difficult to elucidate this feeling to anyone who is entirely without it, especially as there is no anthropomorphic conception of God corresponding to it.”
“It is an outcome of faith that nature-as she is perceptible to our five senses-takes the character of such a well formulated puzzle.”
“An important advance in the life of a people is the transformation of the religion of fear into the moral religion. But one must avoid the prejudice that regards the religions of primitive peoples as pure fear religions and those of the civilized races as pure moral religions. All are mixed forms, though the moral element predominates in the higher levels of social life. Common to all these types is the anthropomorphic character of the idea of God.”
“Only strong characters can resist the temptation of superficial analysis.”
“...Intelligence and character of the masses are incomparably lower than the intelligence and character of the few who produce something valuable for the community.”
“Scientific greatness is less a matter of intelligence than character; if the scientist refuses to compromise or accept incomplete answers and persists in grappling the most basic and difficult questions.”

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