English: Astrology is a science in itself and contains an illuminating body of knowledge. It taught me many things, and I am greatly indebted to it. Geophysical evidence reveals the power of the stars and the planets in relation to the terrestrial. In turn, astrology reinforces this power to some extent. This is why astrology is like a life-giving elixir to mankind.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Einstein praises astrology as a valuable source of knowledge and inspiration.
- In plain terms
- He believes astrology teaches important things about life and nature.
- What can you take from it?
- Astrology holds value as knowledge.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What value do ancient systems hold today?
- How do you separate science from belief?
Another view
Modern science does not support astrology as a factual discipline.
More from Albert Einstein
Die Astrologie ist eine Wissenschaft fur sich. Aber eine wegweisende. Ich habe viel aus ihr gelernt und vielen Nutzen aus ihr ziehen konnen. Die physikalischen…
Permalink to quote #273 If the bee disappears from the surface of the earth, man would have no more than four years to live. No more bees, no more pollination ... no more men!
Permalink to quote #275 You do not really understand something unless you can explain it to your grandmother.
Permalink to quote #272
Related quotes
'The deeper our insight into the methods of nature . . . the more incredible the popular Christianity seems to us.'
John BurroughsJohn Burroughs quote #5 I never saw a Moor - I never saw the Sea - Yet know I how the Heather looks And what a Billow be. I never spoke with God Nor visited in Heaven - Yet certain am…
Emily DickinsonEmily Dickinson quote #21 If you think that you are bound, you remain bound; you make your own bondage. If you know that you are free, you are free this moment. This is knowledge, knowl…
Swami VivekanandaSwami Vivekananda quote #99