One cannot help but be in awe when he contemplates the mysteries of eternity, of life, of the marvelous structure of reality. It is enough if one tries merely to comprehend a little of this mystery every day. Any man who read too much and uses his own brain too little falls into lazy habits of thinking. Intelligence makes clear to us the interrelationship of means and ends. But mere thinking cannot give us a sense of the ultimate and fundamental ends.
Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent.
The whole of science is nothing more than a refinement of everyday thinking. But to me our equations are far more important, for politics are only a matter of present concern. A mathematical equation stands forever. That means nothing. You pull his tail in New York and his head is meowing in Los Angeles.