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Created: 2019-03-21 17:54 Updated: 2019-03-21 17:54 Source: https://www.quora.com/What-does-this-quote-from-Einstein-mean-In-order-to-be-a-… Notebook: Notebook Stack/PB1099
What does this quote from Einstein mean: "In order to be a perfect member of a flock of sheep, one has to be, foremost, a sheep"?
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Well, he was a goat - never blending into a flock of sheep. Sheepish:resembling a sheep in meekness, stupidity, or timidity. He was neither meek, stupid or timid. So, he wasn't a perfect member of hypocrite society surrounding him.
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Marmik Shah
Marmik Shah, works at Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay
The meaning implied by the quote is rather explicit: You can't stay with a gang unless you are a part of it.
But the example chosen could be more apt because obviously 'Sheep' is just a herd where the next one follows the previous one blindly.
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