Albert was considered stupid in his early years by many, but a few of his closest friends new of his true genius, and here are some examples of why people thought he was stupid. The first one being said by his principal, “It doesn't matter. Albert will never make a success of himself at anything”. Another reason is, "I was able to instantly apply to the Swiss Federal Polytechnic School, but failed in most parts, while acing the physics and mathematics section. They accepted me, but told me to catch up in the other parts in a high school at Aarau, Switzerland, after which I had graduated in 1896". After that I came out with my further known theories, only to be mocked by the Nazis and the Nazis alone, while the rest of the world loved my scientific discoveries, but more than that, the people that knew me loved the man I was, not the scientist the world knew me as." Albert was also said to not talk until he was four.