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Albert Einstein's ""humble"" advice on happiness sells for ￡1.18 million.
""A calm and humble life will bring more happiness than the pursuit of success and the constant① restlessness that comes with it."" Scribbled briefly on a piece of paper， this advice from Albert Einstein has just sold at auction② for ￡1.18 million.
The renowned physicist had no money to tip a bellboy， so wrote him the note instead saying that it would be worth more than a tip one day if he kept hold of③ it.
Around 100 years later， his prediction was proved correct – as the note made the bellboy's nephew a millionaire when he contacted④ an auction house to put it up for sale.
Winner's Auctions and Exhibitions in Jerusalem organised the sale of the note， along with another which he wrote at the same time saying ""Where there's a will there’s a way"" （this one seems less genius）.
The happiness note was only expected to⑤ sell for between $5，000 and$8，000 ， but it clearly meant something special to someone.
Written at the height of his success， there's speculation⑥ Einstein might have been musing⑦ on his career so far.
It shows he had daily concerns⑧ to think about too， just like the rest of us –although the rest of us didn't work out the Special Theory of Relativity. The identity of the European online buyer has not been revealed.
Albert Einstein's ""humble"" advice on happiness sells for ￡1.18 million.
""A calm and humble life will bring more happiness than the pursuit of success and the constant① restlessness that comes with it."" Scribbled briefly on a piece of paper， this advice from Albert Einstein has just sold at auction② for ￡1.18 million.
The renowned physicist had no money to tip a bellboy， so wrote him the note instead saying that it would be worth more than a tip one day if he kept hold of③ it.
Around 100 years later， his prediction was proved correct – as the note made the bellboy's nephew a millionaire when he contacted④ an auction house to put it up for sale.
Winner's Auctions and Exhibitions in Jerusalem organised the sale of the note， along with another which he wrote at the same time saying ""Where there's a will there’s a way"" （this one seems less genius）.
The happiness note was only expected to⑤ sell for between $5，000 and$8，000 ， but it clearly meant something special to someone.
Written at the height of his success， there's speculation⑥ Einstein might have been musing⑦ on his career so far.
It shows he had daily concerns⑧ to think about too， just like the rest of us –although the rest of us didn't work out the Special Theory of Relativity. The identity of the European online buyer has not been revealed.