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Sentence #2043672

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 fekundulo fekundulo November 28, 2012 November 28, 2012 at 6:16:09 PM UTC flag Report link Permalink

By Albert Einstein.

Eldad Eldad November 28, 2012 November 28, 2012 at 6:22:26 PM UTC flag Report link Permalink

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rul rul April 30, 2025 April 30, 2025 at 8:11:55 PM UTC flag Report link Permalink

This is not a real Einstein quote, but first appeared in the basic text of Narcotics Anonymous in the 1970s. Like a lot of quotes, it was later attributed to Einstein. The tag should be removed.

Eldad Eldad April 30, 2025 April 30, 2025 at 8:19:22 PM UTC flag Report link Permalink

Thanks, rul.
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This sentence was initially added as a translation of sentence #2042327טירוף הוא חזרה על אותו ניסיון בציפייה שהתוצאות תהיינה שונות..

Insanity means doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.

added by fekundulo, November 28, 2012
➜ #2042327טירוף הוא חזרה על אותו ניסיון בציפייה שהתוצאות תהיינה שונות.

linked by fekundulo, November 28, 2012
➜ #2043868Insanidade significa fazer a mesma coisa inúmeras vezes esperando resultados diferentes.

linked by MarlonX19, November 28, 2012
➜ #2042328טרוף הוא חזרה על אותו ניסיון בידיעה ברורה שהתוצאות לא תהיינה שונות.

linked by AlanF_US, November 27, 2013
➜ #1781883Insanity is repeating the same mistakes and expecting different results.

linked by AlanF_US, November 27, 2013
➜ #2043630Madness is repeating the same experience, expecting the results to be different.

linked by AlanF_US, November 27, 2013
➜ #1831740אי-שפיות זה לחזור על אותן השגיאות ולצפות לתוצאות שונות.

linked by AlanF_US, August 15, 2015
➜ #1831740אי-שפיות זה לחזור על אותן השגיאות ולצפות לתוצאות שונות.

unlinked by AlanF_US, August 15, 2015
➜ #6008743Hulluutta on se, että tekee samat asiat uudelleen ja uudelleen ja odottaa eri tuloksia.

linked by guni, April 11, 2017
➜ #2043630Madness is repeating the same experience, expecting the results to be different.

unlinked by Pfirsichbaeumchen, August 1, 2023
➜ #1781883Insanity is repeating the same mistakes and expecting different results.

unlinked by Pfirsichbaeumchen, August 1, 2023