“Perfection of means and confusion of goals seem–in my opinion–to characterize our age. ... It was a reminder that science is a method and not an end goal.

Einstein on Perfection of Means and Confusion of Goals. “Perfection of means and confusion of goals seem–in my opinion–to characterize our age. ... It was a reminder that science is a method and not an end goal.

這句可能從德文翻譯來的。另一英文版本為：

Perfection of means and confusion of aims seems to be characteristic of our age

~ Walter Gropius