“The golden proportion is a scale of proportions which makes the bad difficult [to produce] and the good easy.”
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Attribution note
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 "The golden proportion is a scale of proportions which makes…," circulates under Einstein's name and focuses on golden, proportion, scale. No strong source for the exact text was found, so the page presents it as commonly attributed while still explaining its practical connection to perseverance and wisdom.
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- Use "The golden proportion is a scale of proportions which makes…" in a perseverance discussion, then ask which concrete claim the wording makes.
- Compare its treatment of golden with proportion in a lesson, essay, or editorial note before drawing a conclusion.
- Before sharing it as Einstein's exact words, display the attribution caveat and follow the evidence link recorded on the page.