“There has been an earth for a little more than a billion years. As for the question of the end of it I advise: Wait and see!”
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A source trail connects this quotation to Albert Einstein and 19 June 51, p. 34, but the exact English wording has not been confirmed in a primary text. The attribution is therefore probable rather than definitive.
Likely origin: 19 June 51, p. 34
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This page records the wording "There has been an earth for a little more than…," which centers on earth, little, billion. 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 wisdom context.
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