Quote#Wisdom
Most of them are somewhat odd, uncommunicative, solitary fellows,…
Quote byAlbert Einstein · 1879–1955
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Principles of Research (1918).
English (original)
Most of them are somewhat odd, uncommunicative, solitary fellows, really less like each other, in spite of these common characteristics, than the hosts of the rejected. What has brought them to the temple? That is a difficult question and no single answer will cover it.
— Albert Einstein
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