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| The Best of Tesla: 50 Quotes to Ignite Your Imagination | Nikola Tesla Quotes |
"The present is theirs; the future, for which I really worked, is mine."
"The scientists of today think deeply instead of clearly. One must be sane to think clearly, but one can think deeply and be quite insane."
"I do not think there is any thrill that can go through the human heart like that felt by the inventor as he sees some creation of the brain unfolding to success."
"The day science begins to study non-physical phenomena, it will make more progress in one decade than in all the previous centuries of its existence."
"The desire that guides me in all I do is the desire to harness the forces of nature to the service of mankind."
"If your hate could be turned into electricity, it would light up the whole world."
"Our virtues and our failings are inseparable, like force and matter. When they separate, man is no more."
"The individual is ephemeral, races and nations come and pass away, but man remains."
"Peace can only come as a natural consequence of universal enlightenment and merging of races, and we are still far from this blissful realization."
"Of all things, I liked books best."
"The mind is sharper and keener in seclusion and uninterrupted solitude. Originality thrives in seclusion free of outside influences beating upon us to cripple the creative mind. Be alone—that is the secret of invention: be alone, that is when ideas are born."
"The day when we shall know exactly what electricity is will chronicle an event probably greater, more important than any other recorded in the history of the human race."
"The scientists of today think deeply instead of clearly. One must be sane to think clearly, but one can think deeply and be quite insane."
"We crave for new sensations but soon become indifferent to them. The wonders of yesterday are today common occurrences."
"If you want to find the secrets of the universe, think in terms of energy, frequency and vibration."
"The present is theirs; the future, for which I really worked, is mine."
"The feeling is constantly growing on me that I had been the first to hear the greeting of one planet to another."
"The individual is ephemeral, races and nations come and pass away, but man remains."
"The mind is everything; what you think, you become."
"Invention is the most important product of man's creative brain. The ultimate purpose is the complete mastery of mind over the material world, the harnessing of human nature to human needs."
"I do not think there is any thrill that can go through the human heart like that felt by the inventor as he sees some creation of the brain unfolding to success."
"The scientists of today think deeply instead of clearly. One must be sane to think clearly, but one can think deeply and be quite insane."
"What one man calls God, another calls the laws of physics."
"We are whirling through endless space, with an inconceivable speed, all around everything is spinning, everything is moving, everywhere there is energy. There must be some way of availing ourselves of this energy more directly. Then, with the light obtained from the medium, with the power derived from it, with every form of energy obtained without effort, from the store forever inexhaustible, humanity will advance with giant strides. The mere contemplation of these magnificent possibilities expands our minds, strengthens our hopes, and fills our hearts with supreme delight."
"The spread of civilization may be likened to a fire; first, a feeble spark, next a flickering flame, then a mighty blaze, ever increasing in speed and power."
"The human race is challenged more than ever before to demonstrate our mastery, not over nature but of ourselves."
"Let the future tell the truth, and evaluate each one according to his work and accomplishments. The present is theirs; the future, for which I really worked, is mine."
"I don't care that they stole my idea... I care that they don't have any of their own."
"The gift of mental power comes from God, Divine Being, and if we concentrate our minds on that truth, we become in tune with this great power."
"The feeling is constantly growing on me that I had been the first to hear the greeting of one planet to another."
"The day science begins to study non-physical phenomena, it will make more progress in one decade than in all the previous centuries of its existence."
"The present is theirs; the future, for which I really worked, is mine."
"The development of science and of the creative activities of the spirit is the most important thing for the human race."
"If your hate could be turned into electricity, it would light up the whole world."
"The scientists of today think deeply instead of clearly. One must be sane to think clearly, but one can think deeply and be quite insane."
"My brain is only a receiver, in the Universe there is a core from which we obtain knowledge, strength and inspiration. I have not penetrated into the secrets of this core, but I know that it exists."
"The spread of civilization may be likened to a torch carried in the darkness. First one, then another, come to hold the torch high, and the light expands, until finally, great masses of people are illuminated and given hope."
"I do not think you can name many great inventions that have been made by married men."
"If you only knew the magnificence of the 3, 6 and 9, then you would have a key to the universe."
"Money does not represent such a value as men have placed upon it. All my money has been invested into experiments with which I have made new discoveries enabling mankind to have a little easier life."
"Invention is the most important product of man's creative brain. The ultimate purpose is the complete mastery of mind over the material world, the harnessing of human nature to human needs."
"The individual is ephemeral, races and nations come and pass away, but man remains."
"The present is theirs; the future, for which I really worked, is mine."
"There is no conflict between the ideal of religion and the ideal of science, but science is opposed to theological dogmas because science is founded on fact. To me, the universe is simply a great machine which never came into being and never will end. The human being is no exception to the natural order. Man, like the universe, is a machine."
"What one man calls God, another calls the laws of physics."
"The practical success of an idea, irrespective of its inherent merit, is dependent on the attitude of the contemporaries. If timely it is quickly adopted; if not, it is apt to fare like a sprout lured out of the ground by warm sunshine, only to be injured and retarded in its growth by the succeeding frost."
"The scientists of today think deeply instead of clearly. One must be sane to think clearly, but one can think deeply and be quite insane."
"The history of science shows that theories are perishable. With every new truth that is revealed we get a better understanding of Nature and our conceptions and views are modified."
"Invention is the most important product of man's creative brain. The ultimate purpose is the complete mastery of mind over the material world, the harnessing of human nature to human needs."
"Of all things, I liked books best."
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