"The search for truth is more precious than its possession."
— Albert Einstein

January 1, 1970

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Albert Einstein
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This quote does appear in Einstein's 1940 essay "The Fundaments of Physics" which can be found in his book Out of My Later Years (1950), but Einstein does not claim credit for it, instead calling it "Lessing's fine saying".