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Google is the New Bartlett’s

I wasn’t sure of the exact phrasing of Einstein’s old chestnut about difficulty in mathematics. So I googled it. I haven’t found a really authoritative source, but there are definitely plenty of variations. So I picked one that sounded right.

As far as I can tell, it’s not even in Bartlett’s, which is a bit troubling. In fact, I can’t find any reputable source or citation. Is this an apocryphal quote?

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One Response to “Google is the New Bartlett’s”

  1. Nik Kantar says:
    November 13, 2008 at 13:33

    Wikiquote (http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Albert_Einstein) seems to have it:

    “Do not worry about your difficulties in Mathematics. I can assure you mine are still greater.”
    * Letter to Barbara Lee Wilson (7 January 1943), Einstein Archives 42-606

    Quick googling of it resulted in a number of pages listing that exact version.