Quote#Happiness
In the light of knowledge attained, the happy achievement seems…
Quote byAlbert Einstein · 1879–1955
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: "Notes on the Origin of the General Theory of Relativity" (1934) Mein Weltbild, published in English as, The World As I See It. See also Ideas and Opinions: Based on Mein Weltbild (1954) ed., ..
English (original)
In the light of knowledge attained, the happy achievement seems almost a matter of course, and any intelligent student can grasp it without too much trouble. But the years of anxious searching in the dark, with their intense longing, their alternations of confidence and exhaustion, and the final emergence into the light—only those who have experienced it can understand that.
— Albert Einstein
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