Common sense is the collection of prejudices acquired by age eighteen.

—Albert Einstein

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Albert Einstein (14 March 1879 – 18 April 1955) was a German-born theoretical physicist best known for developing the theory of relativity. Einstein also made important contributions to quantum theory. His mass–energy equivalence formula E = mc2, which arises from special relativity, has been called "the world's most famous equation"....

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Reading, after a certain age, diverts the mind too much from its creative pursuits. Any man who reads too much and uses his own brain too little falls into lazy habits of thinking.

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Too many of us look upon Americans as dollar chasers. This is a cruel libel, even if it is reiterated thoughtlessly by the Americans themselves.

—Albert Einstein

Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.

—Albert Einstein

Education is what remains after one has forgotten what one has learned in school.

—Albert Einstein

Try not to become a man of success, but rather try to become a man of value.

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Genius ain't anything more than elegant common sense.

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If an idea's worth having once, it's worth having twice.

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Nothing astonishes men so much as common sense and plain dealing.

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Nowadays most people die of a sort of creeping common sense, and discover when it is too late that the only things one never regrets are one's mistakes.

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