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Einstein's "Theory of Happiness" Note Sold for $1.56 Million

posted by martyb on Friday October 27 2017, @08:22AM   Printer-friendly
from the money-buys-happiness dept.

takyon writes:

'More valuable than a regular tip': Einstein's handwritten note to courier sells for $1.5m

A note that Albert Einstein gave to a courier in Tokyo briefly describing his theory on happy living has sold at auction in Jerusalem for $1.56m (€1.33m), according to auctioneers.

The winning bid for the note far exceeded the pre-auction estimate of between $5,000 and $8,000, according to Winner's auctions.

"It was an all-time record for an auction of a document in Israel," said Winner's spokesman Meni Chadad, adding that the buyer was a European who wished to remain anonymous.

The note, on Imperial Hotel Tokyo stationery, says in German[1] that "a quiet and modest life brings more joy than a pursuit of success bound with constant unrest".

[1] The original German text was: "Stilles bescheidenes Leben gibt mehr Glück als erfolgreiches Streben, verbunden mit beständiger Unruhe."

I hope you're happy with your purchase.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday October 28 2017, @01:00AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Saturday October 28 2017, @01:00AM (#588487)

    Anyhow, as noted, even picking up a book in say English that is 100-, 200- years old or older and try reading it. It's almost like a completely different language sometimes.

    Yes, reading can be hard! Especially if it is in language, with words and stuff. I can really only understand stuff written between 1978 and 1992, approximately. The language became foreign after "valley girl" went away. Seriously! I was all, like, wot? Besides, who was this Eisenstein dude, anyway?