"The value of a man resides in..." - Quote by Albert Einstein
The value of a man resides in what he gives
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“Turkish soldiers are very brave. They love their homeland and they do not hesitate to give their lives for it if necessary.”
“It followed from the special theory of relativity that mass and energy are both but different manifestations of the same thing - a somewhat unfamiliar conception for the average mind. Furthermore, the equation E = mc², in which energy is put equal to mass, multiplied by the square of the velocity of light, showed that very small amounts of mass may be converted into a very large amount of energy and vice versa.”
“Teaching should be such that what is offered is perceived as a valuable gift and not as a hard duty.”
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“Gold is the most useless thing in the world. I am not interested in money but in the things of which money is merely a symbol.”
“No relationships should be taken for granted. They are what life is all about, the whole point. How we cultivate our relationships is often the greatest determinant of the type of life we get to live.”
“It is long ere we discover how rich we are. Our history, we are sure, is quite tame: we have nothing to write, nothing to infer. But our wiser years still run back to the despised recollections of childhood. . . .”
More on Giving
“The greatest giver of alms is cowardice.”
“Think of giving not only as a duty but as a privilege.”
“Every day I remind myself that my inner and outer life are based on the labors of other men, living and dead, and that I must exert myself in order to give in the same measure as I have received and am still receiving.”