In plain words
He said he had no special gift. He was just enormously curious.
Where these words come from
- 88% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
- Letter to Carl Seelig, 11 March 1952 (Einstein Archives 39-013)
- 1952
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Wonder is the feeling of a philosopher, and philosophy begins in wonder.
PlatoI don't study to know more, but to ignore less.
Sor Juana Inés de la CruzThere are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy.
William ShakespeareWe live in a beautiful and wonderful world, and the more you know about it the wiser and the better you will be.
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PlatoI don't study to know more, but to ignore less.Sor Juana Inés de la CruzThere are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy.William ShakespeareWe live in a beautiful and wonderful world, and the more you know about it the wiser and the better you will be.Louisa May AlcottThese are times in which a genius would wish to live.Abigail AdamsPhilosophy is the microscope of the thought.Victor Hugo