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Science is a wonderful thing if one does not have to earn a living at it. One should earn one’s living by work of which one is sure one is capable. Only when we do not have to be accountable to anyone can we find joy in scientific endeavor.
Albert Einstein Letter to E. Holzapfel · 1951

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Albert Einstein · 1951
Letter to E. Holzapfel

Advice to a student that science is best pursued outside paid employment, with a living earned by other, dependable work.

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