AlbertEinstein's "Humble" Advice on Happiness Sells for a Whopping Price

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 constant①constant英 ['kɒnst(ə)nt]美 ['kɑnstənt] adj. 不变的；恒定的；经常的restlessness that comes with it." Scribbled briefly on a piece of paper, this advice from Albert Einstein has just sold at auction②auction 英 ['ɔːkʃ(ə)n] 美 ['ɔkʃən] vt. 拍卖；竞卖 n. 拍卖 awe 英 [ɔː] 美 [ɔ] vt.使敬畏；使畏怯 n. 敬畏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 of③keep hold of握紧（抓住不放）root in来源于；起因于it.

Around 100 years later, his prediction was proved correct – as the note made the bellboy's nephew a millionaire when he contacted④contact英 ['kɒntækt]美 ['kɑntækt] n. 接触，联系 v. 使接触，联系 sign 英 [saɪn] 美[saɪn] n. 迹象；符号；记号；手势；指示牌vi. 签署；签名 vt. 签署；示意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 to⑤incompetence 英[ɪn'kɒmpɪt(ə)ns] 美[ɪn'kɑmpɪtəns]n. 无资格，不胜任；无能力；不适当；不熟练be expected to有望做某事；被期待做某事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 speculation⑥pursue 英 [pə'sjuː]美 [pə'sʊ] vt. 继续；从事；追赶；纠缠 vi. 追赶；继续进行speculation英 [,spekjʊ'leɪʃn]美 [,spɛkju'leʃən]n. 投机；推测；思索；投机买卖Einstein might have been musing⑦be ashamed of 为……感到羞耻 muse 英 [mjuːz] 美[mjuz] n. 沉思；冥想vt. 沉思；沉思地说 vi.沉思；凝望on his career so far.

If You Are Scared,Know that You're Notan Idiot:critical 英 ['krɪtɪk(ə)l]美 ['krɪtɪkl]adj. 鉴定的；批评的，爱挑剔的；危险的；决定性的；评论的t shows he had daily concerns⑧strength 英 [streŋθ;streŋkθ] 美 [strɛŋθ] n.力量；力气；兵力；长处concern英 [kən'sɜːn]美 [kən'sɝn]vt. 涉及，关系到；使担心n. 关系；关心；关心的事；忧虑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.