Albert Einstein's Biggest Tip

Albert Einstein's Biggest Tip

While on a lecture tour in 1921, Einstein arrived to his hotel in Tokyo, Japan. Because of his travels, he didn't have the proper currency to tip his bellhop. Albert had just received news that he had won the Nobel Prize in Physics "for his services to Theoretical Physics, and especially for his discovery of the law of the photoelectric effect". So, he wrote a “tip” on a piece of paper and gave it to the young bellhop hoping it might be worth something someday.

The tip read, "a calm and modest life brings more happiness than the pursuit of success combined with constant restlessness."

Years later, the bellhop’s descendants decided to auction the treasured heirloom. Experts gave an estimated value of $5,000-$8,000, however, the note ended up selling for $1.5 million.

Einsteins tip ended up being one of the best tips of all time.