"Any man who reads too much and uses his own brain too little falls into lazy habits of thinking"
A Close Look at the World's Greatest Thinker, American Magazine, (June 1930)
Einstein was interviewed by M. K. Wisehart for American magazine, and spoke the above quote, which continues, "just as the man who spends too much time in the theaters is apt to be content with living vicariously instead of living his own life."
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Born in Belfast, C.S. Lewis was one of the most influential Christian writers of his day and made significant contributions to popular theology as well as children's and fantasy literature. During his lifetime he wrote more than 30 books, including the highly acclaimed The Chronicles of Narnia, The Four Loves, Mere Christianity and The Screwtape Letters. Lewis was appointed to the position of Fellow and Tutor in English Literature at Oxford and served there for 29 years. A one time devout atheist, he credits friend J.R.R. Tolkien for his conversion to Christianity. In fact, he and Tolk…
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