Truth Never Triumphs-its Opponents Just Die Out.

The History Of All Times And Nations Teaches Us That Exactly In The Naïve, Unshakable Belief, Furnished By Religion In Active Life Of Believers, Originate The Most Intense Motives For The Most Significant Creative Performance, Not Only In The Field Of Arts And Sciences But Also In Politics.

Scientific Work Will Never Stop, And It Would Be Terrible If It Did. If There Were No More Problems, You Would Put Your Hands In Your Pockets And Your Head On A Pillow And Would Work No More. In Science Rest Is Stagnation, Rest Is Death.

Anybody Who Has Been Seriously Engaged In Scientific Work Of Any Kind Realizes That Over The Entrance To The Gates Of The Temple Of Science Are Written The Words: 'ye Must Have Faith.'

The Spectral Density Of Black Body Radiation ... Represents Something Absolute, And Since The Search For The Absolutes Has Always Appeared To Me To Be The Highest Form Of Research, I Applied Myself Vigorously To Its Solution.

A New Scientific Truth Is Usually Not Propagated In Such A Way That Opponents Become Convinced And Discard Their Previous Views. No, The Adversaries Eventually Die Off, And The Upcoming Generation Is Familiarised Anew With The Truth.