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Albert Einstein

The difference between what the most and the least learned people know is inexpressibly trivial in relation to that which is unknown.

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in relation to

[in relation to] or [with relation to] {prep.} In connection with; in dealing with; as concerns; in comparison to; respecting; about. * /Father spoke about school in relation to finding […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

Albert Einstein

Education is what remains after one has forgotten everything he learned in school. www.english-slang.com

Albert Einstein

The difference between stupidity and genius is that genius has its limits. www.english-slang.com

Albert Einstein

Why does this magnificent applied science, which saves work and makes life easier, bring us little happiness? The simple answer runs: because we have not yet learned to make sensible […] www.english-slang.com

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see better days

[see better days] {v. phr.} 1. To enjoy a better or happier life. * /Mr. Smith is poor now, but he will see better days./ […]

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Give a man a fish and he has food for a day; teach him how to fish and you can get rid of him of the entire weekend.

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[YGM] "You've got mail"

in one's tracks

[in one's tracks] {adv. phr.}, {informal} 1. Just where one is at the moment; abruptly; immediately. * /The hunter's rifle […]

That's the story of my life...

[That's the story of my life...] Usually spoken when something goes wrong. * /I spent seven years writing a novel, but no […]