Albert Einstein? Amos Dolbear? Matthew Kelly? Apocryphal? Dear Quote Investigator: The following saying is popular on Facebook where it is credited to Albert Einstein. I have also seen it on numerous websites: Everyone is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life …
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Losing An Illusion Makes One Wiser Than Finding A Truth
Ludwig Börne? Apocryphal? Dear Quote Investigator: Several websites have attributed the following quote to Ludwig Börne, yet I can find no reference to its original source: Getting rid of a delusion makes one wiser than getting hold of a truth. If you can shed any light on the source of this quote, it would be …
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Eat a Live Frog Every Morning, and Nothing Worse Will Happen to You the Rest of the Day
Mark Twain? Nicolas Chamfort? Émile Zola? Apocryphal? Dear Quote Investigator: There is a best-selling self-help book called “Eat That Frog!” that presents strategies to stop procrastination. The author discusses the meaning of the curious title in his introduction:[1]2007, Eat That Frog!: 21 Great Ways to Stop Procrastinating and Get More Done in Less Time by …