Albert Einstein’s wife

1) Albert Einstein’s wife often advised him to dress more professionally when going to work. Einstein would always reply, “Why should I? Everyone there already knows me.” But once, when he was about to attend a major conference for the first time, his wife requested him to dress up nicely. Einstein smiled and said, “Why should I? Nobody there knows me!” (2)People often asked Einstein to explain his Theory of Relativity in simple terms. One day, he explained it like this: “Put your hand on a hot stove for a minute, and it will feel like an hour. Sit with a beautiful girl for an hour, and it will feel like a minute. That’s relativity!” (3)When Albert Einstein was working at Princeton University, one day he forgot his home address on his way back. The taxi driver didn’t recognize him. Einstein asked, “Do you know where Professor Einstein lives?” The driver replied, “Who doesn’t know Einstein’s house? Everyone in Princeton knows it! Do you want to meet him?” Einstein smiled and said, “I am Einstein. I’ve forgotten my own address. Can you take me there?” The driver took him home—and didn’t even charge him for the ride. (4)Once, Einstein was traveling by train from Princeton. When the conductor came to check the tickets, Einstein reached into his jacket pocket—but the ticket wasn’t there. Then he searched his trousers’ pockets, but still couldn’t find it. He looked in his briefcase and then around his seat—but the ticket was nowhere to be found. The conductor said, “Dr. Einstein, we know who you are. I’m sure you bought a ticket. Don’t worry about it.” Einstein nodded gratefully. The conductor moved on, but a few minutes later, when he turned back, he saw Einstein down on his knees, searching under the seat for his ticket. The conductor rushed back and said, “Dr. Einstein, please don’t worry. We all know you. You don’t need to show the ticket. I’m sure you purchased it.” Einstein looked up and said, “Young man, I too know who I am. What I don’t know is where I’m going!” (5)When Einstein met Charlie Chaplin, Einstein said, “What I admire most about your art is its universality. You don’t say a word, yet the whole world understands you.” Chaplin smiled and replied, “That’s true. But your fame is even greater—the world admires you, even though no one understands you.”