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Much reading after a certain age diverts the mind from its creative…

Quote byAlbert Einstein · 1879–1955

Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Wisehart interview (1930).

English (original)

Much reading after a certain age diverts the mind from its creative pursuits. Any man who reads too much and uses his own brain too little falls into lazy habits of thinking, just as the man who spends too much time in the theaters is apt to be content with living vicariously instead of living his own life.

— Albert Einstein

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