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This page records the wording "a Columbia Dictionary of Familiar Quotations (1997), 340. Variations exist…," which centers on columbia, dictionary, familiar. A concrete trail points toward Einstein, but the exact English form remains unconfirmed; the page therefore labels it as attributed to him while preserving its wisdom and life context.

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• Use "a Columbia Dictionary of Familiar Quotations (1997), 340. Variations exist…" in a wisdom discussion, then ask which concrete claim the wording makes.
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