Man usually avoids attributing cleverness to somebody else — unless it is an enemy.
[Der Mensch vermeidet es gewöhnlich, einem andern Klugheit zuzuschreiben — wenn es sich nicht etwa um einen Feind handelt.]
Albert Einstein (1879-1955) German-American physicist
Essay (1953-05-23), “Aphorisms for Leo Baeck [Neun Aphorismen], No. 3, Essays Presented to Leo Baeck on the Occasion of His Eightieth Birthday (1954) [Einstein Archives 28-962]
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Einstein, Albert - Essay (1953-05-23), "Aphorisms for Leo Baeck [Neun Aphorismen], No. 3, Essays Presented to Leo Baeck on the Occasion of His Eightieth Birthday (1954) [Einstein Archives 28-962] | WIST Quotations
Man usually avoids attributing cleverness to somebody else -- unless it is an enemy. [Der Mensch vermeidet es gewöhnlich, einem andern Klugheit zuzuschreiben -- wenn es sich nicht etwa um einen Feind handelt.] (Source (German)).WIST Quotations
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