Um ein tadelloses Mitglied einer Schafherde sein zu können, muss man vor allem ein Schaf sein.

Um ein tadelloses Mitglied einer Schafherde sein zu können, muss man vor allem ein Schaf sein.

In order to be a perfect member of a flock of sheep, one has to be, foremost, a sheep.
(Übersetzung: The Ultimate Quotable Einstein, S. 188)

Auch

For being an irreproachable member of a flock of sheep, above all you have to be a sheep.
In order to be a splendid member of a flock of sheep, you have to be a sheep, in first place.
In order to be an immaculate member of a flock of sheep, one must above all be a sheep oneself.
In order to be an irreproachable member of a flock of sheep, most notably one has to be a sheep.
To be an irreproachable member of a flock of sheep, it is mandatory, first of all, to be a sheep.
In order to form an immaculate member of a flock of sheep one must, above all, be a sheep.

Albert Einstein

(Aphorismen für Leo Baeck. In Mein Weltbild, S. 622 f.)