Since others have explained my theory, I can no longer understand it myself.

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A source trail connects this quotation to Albert Einstein and p. 13, but the exact English wording has not been confirmed in a primary text. The attribution is therefore probable rather than definitive.

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This page records the wording "Since others have explained my theory, I can no longer…," which centers on since, others, explained. 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 science and education context.

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