Letter to his son, Kermit, quoted in Theodore Roosevelt by Joseph Bucklin Bishop http://www.trsite.org/content/pages/speaking-loudly (1915) <br class="br">1910s
“Try to become not a man of success, but try rather to become a man of value.”
Albert Einstein (1879–1955) German-born physicist and founder of the theory of relativity
As quoted by LIFE magazine (2 May 1955)
1950s
Variant: Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value.
Bob Dylan (1941) American singer-songwriter, musician, author, and artist
Variant: A man is a success if he gets up in the morning and gets to bed at night, and in between he does what he wants to do.
Albert Einstein (1879–1955) German-born physicist and founder of the theory of relativity
Variant transcription from "Death of a Genius" in Life Magazine: "Try not to become a man of success but rather try to become a man of value. He is considered successful in our day who gets more out of life than he puts in. But a man of value will give more than he receives."
Source: Attributed in posthumous publications, Einstein and the Poet (1983), p. 143
Richard M. Weaver (1910–1963) American scholar
Source: Ideas have Consequences (1948), p. 23.
James Boswell book The Life of Samuel Johnson
October 26, 1769, p. 174
Life of Samuel Johnson (1791), Vol II
Source: The Life of Samuel Johnson
Samuel Johnson (1709–1784) English writer
October 26, 1769, p. 174
Life of Samuel Johnson (1791), Vol II
