Our task as humans is to widen our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty.

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No reliable primary or scholarly source confirms this exact wording as Albert Einstein's. It is widely circulated under his name and is listed as commonly attributed.

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This wording, beginning "Our task as humans is to widen our circle of…," circulates under Einstein's name and focuses on humans, widen, circle. No strong source for the exact text was found, so the page presents it as commonly attributed while still explaining its practical connection to science and life.

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