The contemplation of this world beckoned as a liberation (...)The road…

Albert Einstein
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The contemplation of this world beckoned as a liberation (...)The road to this paradise was not as comfortable and alluring as the road to the religious paradise; but it has shown itself reliable, and I have never regretted having chosen it.
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