Quote#Wisdom
Most of us prefer to look outside rather than inside ourselves; for…
Quote byAlbert Einstein · 1879–1955
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: letter to Queen Elizabeth of Belgium, quoted in Einstein, Albert, Otto Nathan, and Heinz Norden. Einstein on Peace. Edited by Otto Nathan and Heinz Norden. Preface by Bertrand Russell. New York, 1960., page 567.
English (original)
Most of us prefer to look outside rather than inside ourselves; for in the latter case we see but a dark hole, which means: nothing at all.
— Albert Einstein
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