Who said “We all try to escape pain and death, while we seek what is pleasant.”?

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Albert Einstein. A published source records them saying or writing it.

SourceOut of My Later Years (1950), Ch. 7 "Morals and Emotions" (1938), p. 15

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“We all try to escape pain and death, while we seek what is pleasant.”
— Albert Einstein
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Einstein, A. (n.d.). We all try to escape pain and death, while we seek what is pleasant. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/32681-we-all-try-to-escape-pain-and-death/

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Einstein, Albert. “We all try to escape pain and death, while we seek what is pleasant.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/32681-we-all-try-to-escape-pain-and-death/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

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Einstein, Albert. “We all try to escape pain and death, while we seek what is pleasant.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/32681-we-all-try-to-escape-pain-and-death/.

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