Brief is this existence, as a visit in a strange house. The path to be…

Albert Einstein
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Brief is this existence, as a visit in a strange house. The path to be pursued is poorly lit by a flickering consciousness. ✨ Albert Einstein (2010). The Ultimate Quotable Einstein, p.93, Princeton University Press
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Brief is this existence, as a visit in a strange house. The path to be pursued is poorly lit by a flickering consciousness. ✨ Albert Einstein (2010). The Ultimate Quotable Einstein, p.93, Princeton University Press

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