"Man like every other animal is by..." - Quote by Albert Einstein
Man like every other animal is by nature indolent. If nothing spurs him on, then he will hardly think, and will behave from habit like an automaton.
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“Marriage is but slavery made to appear civilized.”
“A theory is something nobody believes, except the person who made it. An experiment is something everybody believes, except the person who made it.”
“When a man points a finger at someone else, he should remember that three of his fingers are pointing at himself. Do not worry about your difficulties in mathematics; I can assure you that mine are still greater.”
More on Motivation
“I go on working for the same reason that a hen goes on laying eggs. There is in every living creature an obscure but powerful impulse to active functioning. Life demands to be lived. Inaction, save as a measure of recuperation between bursts of activity, is painful and dangerous to the healthy organism- in fact, it is almost impossible. Only the dying can be really idle.”
“No matter how many mistakes you make or how slow you progress, you are still way ahead of everyone who isn't trying.”
“I keep working because I learn something new all the time.”