“The essential in the being of a man of my type lies precisely in what he thinks and how he thinks, not in what he does or suffers.”
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Probable attribution
A source trail connects this quotation to Albert Einstein and Autobiographical Notes, but the exact English wording has not been confirmed in a primary text. The attribution is therefore probable rather than definitive.
Likely origin: Autobiographical Notes
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This page records the wording "The essential in the being of a man of my…," which centers on essential, precisely, thinks. 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 philosophy and wisdom context.
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