Goodreads Librarians Group discussion

https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/101458

This quote is so famous, yet there really isn't any conclusive evidence online that Einstein ever said it.

Should it just be removed? In Matthew Kelly's book, 'The Rhythm of Life: Living Every Day with Passion and Purpose,' Kelly says that Einstein wrote the quote, but that book was published decades after Einstein's death in 1955 -- and honestly, people mis-attribute Einstein pretty often because they want people to believe a quote is wise or brilliant.

there does not seem to be another source for this quote, and it's also common for manuscripts/speeches etc to be printed after a person's death

The tags "attributed-no-source" and "attributed-to-einstein-no-source" are there because there are no sources for very many of the famous quotes (or misquotes). The problem is that if we just remove it someone will add it again. Probably many times.