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Myths about what Einstein said

Frank Cotolo
December 5, 2025

Albert Einstein is reaching the level of historic popularity where a lot of what he said is being questioned. Here are some of the myths concerning what Einstein said.

- Education is what is left in a person after that person no longer learns anything.

- A person who claims never to have made a mistake is mistaken.

- I noticed that a lot of persons who think they are smart wear their hair much like I do.

- Science without religion is lame. Lameness without science is crippling. Crippling is often mistaken as the author of "Gunga Din".

- We cannot solve problems merely by thinking.

- Solving problems means thinking differently than I am doing right now.

- The universe is infinite and yet the word infinite ends.

- People will never accept constipation.

- Learn from yesterday. Live for today. Hope for tomorrow. Enjoy Bing Crosby singing. Learn from Bing Crosby. Try to outlive Bing Crosby. And so on.

- If you can't explain it then at least describe it. If you can't do either then walk away from it. Have an egg sandwich.

- The important thing is to not stop questioning. And i you so do in writing be sure to use question marks.

- Once we accept our limits we must deny the acceptance and not limit ourselves to how much we can do.

- Amid difficulty there is the opportunity to do something harder and more challenging until at last one is exhausted and collapses.

- Failure is merely the end of success.

- The difference between stupidity and genius is obvious if one can't answer a question with another question.

- I have no special talent though some people say my curiosity is my talent to which I say who are these people who call curiosity a talent?

- The world is filled with lovely wonders but most of all I love equations.

- If you do nothing else please do your best to quote me with accuracy.

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