Milos Rastovic, the Culture Editor of The Balkan Voice, delves into the brilliant mind of Nikola Tesla, unearthing a treasure trove of his profound ideas. Through an in-depth exploration of Tesla’s seminal works, “My Inventions” and “Problem of Increasing Human Energy,” Rastovic unveils the visionary thoughts of one of history’s greatest inventors.

Shedding light on Tesla’s extraordinary intellect, this captivating exploration promises to reveal untold insights into the boundless potential of human innovation and the remarkable legacy of a true genius.

Tesla’s best quotes:

“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.”

“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 . . . Such emotions make a man forget food, sleep, friends, love, everything.”

“Our virtues and our failings are inseparable, like force and matter. When they separate, man is no more.”

“Let the future tell the truth, and evaluate each one ac-cording to his work and accomplishments. The present is theirs; the future, for which I have really worked, is mine.”

“One must be sane to think clearly, but one can think deeply and be quite insane.”

“What we now want is closer contact and better understanding between individuals and communities all over the earth, and the elimination of egoism and pride which is always prone to plunge the world into primeval barbarism and strife… Peace can only come as a natural consequence of universal enlightenment…”

“Fights between individuals, as well as governments and nations, invariably result from misunderstandings in the broadest interpretation of this term. Misunderstandings are always caused by the inability of appreciating one another’s point of view. This again is due to the ignorance of those concerned, not so much in their own, as by a more or less predominant sense of combativeness, posed by every human being. To resist this inherent the doings of others by a systematic spread of general knowledge. With this object in view, it is most impor- tant to aid exchange of thought and intercourse.”

Everyone should consider his body as a priceless gift from one whom he loves above all, a marvelous work of art, of indescribable beauty, and mystery beyond human conception, and so delicate that a word, a breath, a look, nay, a thought may injure it.”

“Invention is the most important product of man’s cre- ative brain. The ultimate purpose is the complete mas- tery of mind over the material world, the harnessing of human nature to human needs.”

“All that was great in the past was ridiculed, condemned, combated, and suppressed— only to emerge all the more powerfully, all the more triumphantly from the struggle.”

“What we now want most is closer contact and better understanding between individuals and communities all over the earth and the elimination of that fanatic devotion to exalted ideals of national egoism and pride, which is always prone to plunge the world into primeval barbarism and strife.”

Problem of increasing human energy are answered by the three words: food, peace, work. Many a year I have thought and pondered, lost myself in speculations and theories, considering man as a mass moved by a force, viewing his inexplicable movement in the light of a me- chanical one, and applying the simple principles of me- chanics to the analysis of the same until I arrived at these solutions, only to realize that they were taught to me in my early childhood. These three words sound the key- and purpose now clear to me: food to increase the mass, peace to diminish the retarding force, and work to in- crease the force accelerating human movement. These are the only three solutions which are possible of that great problem, and all of them have one object, one end, namely, to increase human energy. When we recognize this, we cannot help wondering how profoundly wise- tian religion is, and in what a marked contrast it stands in this respect to other religions. It is unmistakably the which have extended through the ages, while other re- ligions seem to be the outcome of merely abstract rea- soning. Work, untiring effort, useful and accumulative, with periods of rest and recuperation aiming at higher Thus we are inspired both by Christianity and Science to do our utmost toward increasing the performance of mankind.

“From childhood I was compelled to concentrate attention upon myself. This caused me much suffering, but to my present view, it was a blessing in disguise for it has taught me to appreciate the inestimable value of introspection in the preservation of life, as well as a means of achievement. The pressure of occupation and the incessant stream of impressions pouring into our consciousness through all the gateways of knowledge make modern existence hazardous in many ways. Most persons are so absorbed in the contemplation of the outside world that they are wholly oblivious to what is passing on within themselves. The premature death of millions is primarily traceable to this cause. Even among those who exercise care, it is a common mistake to avoid imaginary, and ignore the real dangers. And what is true of an individual also applies, more or less, to a people as a whole.”

“The individual is ephemeral, races and nations come and pass away, but man remains.”

“It is not a dream, it is simple feat of electrical engineering, only expensive — blind, faint-hearted, advanced to be willingly led by the discoverer’s keen searching sense. But who knows? Perhaps it is better in this present world of ours that a revolutionary idea or invention instead of being helped and patted, be ham- pered and ill-treated in its adolescence — by want of – bitter trials and tribulations, through the strife of com- mercial existence. So do we get our light? So all that was great in the past was ridiculed, condemned, combated, suppressed — only to emerge all the more powerfully, all the more triumphantly from the struggle.” – Nikola Tesla (at the end of his dream for Wardenclyffe)”

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