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Albert Einstein

Any man who reads too much and uses his own brain too little falls into lazy habits of thinking.

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Einstein is saying that relying heavily on reading without actively thinking for yourself can make your mind less sharp. He warns that this habit can lead to mental laziness, where you stop analyzing or questioning ideas on your own.

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