If curiosity was enough for him, just maybe it can be enough for us too…
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Imagination is more important than knowledge.
Genius is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration.
10 Amazing Life Lessons You Can Learn From Albert Einstein
The following is an adaption of a blog post posted today on dumblittleman.com. To see the article in its’ entirety, click on the link above.
Einstein Encourages Us to…
- Be Curious.
I have no special talent. I am only passionately curious.
- Persevere.
It’s not that I’m so smart; it’s just that I stay with problems longer.
- Focus.
Any man who can drive safely while kissing a pretty girl is simply not giving the kiss the attention it deserves.
- Imagine.
Imagination is everything. It is the preview of life’s coming attractions. Imagination is more important than knowledge.
- Fail.
A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new.
- Be Present.
I never think of the future - it comes soon enough.
- Create Value
Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value.
- Change.
Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.
- Learn from Experience.
Information is not knowledge. The only source of knowledge is experience.
- Learn Rules. Play Better.
You have to learn the rules of the game. And then you have to play better than anyone else.
I’d like to know…
Which of the above life lessons could you benefit from most at this stage in your life?
Strange is our situation here upon earth. Each of us comes for a short visit, not knowing why, yet sometimes seeming to a divine purpose. From the standpoint of daily life, however, there is one thing we do know: That we are here for the sake of others…for the countless unknown souls with whose fate we are connected by a bond of sympathy. Many times a day, I realize how much my outer and inner life is built upon the labors of people, both living and dead, and how earnestly I must exert myself in order to give in return as much as I have received.
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Only one who devotes himself to a cause with his whole strength and soul can be a true master. For this reason mastery demands all of a person.
- Albert Einstein
What have you imagined lately? Take action on it. The fulfillment of your dream patiently awaits.
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Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.
Everybody is a genius. But, if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will spend its whole life believing that it is stupid.
Source: quote-book
Only one who devotes himself to a cause with his whole strength and soul can be a true master. For this reason mastery demands all of a person.
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Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.
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