“I am very smart. But not as strong-hearted as all the workers on earth for he toils endlessly and does it all to feed his family while I do it merely for solving an impossible puzzle.”
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Probable attribution
A source trail connects this quotation to Albert Einstein and Letter to his cousin Richard Einstein (October 1947), but the exact English wording has not been confirmed in a primary text. The attribution is therefore probable rather than definitive.
Likely origin: Letter to his cousin Richard Einstein (October 1947)
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This page records the wording "I am very smart. But not as strong-hearted as all…," which centers on smart, strong, hearted. 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 creativity and love context.
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- Use "I am very smart. But not as strong-hearted as all…" in a creativity discussion, then ask which concrete claim the wording makes.
- Compare its treatment of smart with strong in a lesson, essay, or editorial note before drawing a conclusion.
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