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Albert Einstein

The hardest thing in the world to understand is the income tax.

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Albert Einstein

(1879-1955), scientist The hardest thing in the world to understand is the income tax. www.english-slang.com

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(1879-1955), scientist The most incomprehensible thing about the world is that it is incomprehensible. www.english-slang.com

Albert Einstein

The individual must not merely wait and criticize, he must defend the cause the best he can. The fate of the world will be such as the world deserves. www.english-slang.com

Albert Einstein

If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough. www.english-slang.com

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