DOCS. 144-146 NOVEMBER
1915 147
patiently
until
I
can
study
your system
from
the
printed
article;[3]
for
I
am
tired
out
and
plagued
with stomach
pains
besides. If
possible, please
send
me
a
correction
proof
of
your
study to mitigate
my impatience.
With best
regards
and cordial
thanks,
also to
Mrs.
Hilbert, yours,
A.
Einstein.
145. From Max Planck
[Berlin,
15
November
1915]
Dear
Colleague,
Priceless-I
nearly
split my
sides,
I
really
did.
I
am
not
quite
satisfied
with
one
portrait,
though,
that
is
your
own.
May
I
suggest
a
few
corrections to choose
from?
I
do
it
at
the
risk of
being
misunderstood: either:
genius,
or:
woodworm.
Now,
take
your
pick.
Yours,
Planck.
Unfortunately,
I
must
postpone
a
closer
study of Ritz.[1]
146. To Berliner Goethebund
[Berlin,]
16
November
1915
Highly
esteemed
Sirs,
I
have
tried
to fulfill
your request
without
becoming
in
any way
untruthful,
and without
having
to
say anything directly
about
patriotism.[1] Naturally,
I
do
not
delude
myself
in
the
least
that
I
could
say anything
new or even
original
about
these
general
matters.
But
I
certainly
do believe
that
in matters
concerning
the
general public, an
effect
can
only
be achieved
through
relentless
repetition;
the
success
of
advertising certainly proves
this in
a
comical
way.
Should
you
find
that the thus
modified content also
jars against
the
finer
senses
that
ally
you
with
the
local
citizenry, please
send
me
another
note.
With all
due
respect,
A.
Einstein.