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Albert Einstein on Success

1879–1955

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

Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds. The mediocre mind is incapable of understanding the man who refuses to bow blindly to conventional prejudices and chooses instead to express his opinions courageously and honestly.

Try not to become a man of success. Rather become a man of value.

Einstein and the Poet (1983)

If A is success in life, then A = x + y + z. Work is x, play is y and z is keeping your mouth shut.

As an eminent pioneer in the realm of high frequency currents... I congratulate you on the great successes of your life's work.

Einstein's letter to Nikola Tesla for Tesla's 75th birthday (1931)

Try Not To Become a Man of Success But Rather Try To Become a Man of Value

It is high time the ideal of success should be replaced with the ideal of service.

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Albert Einstein (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.