I have never looked upon ease and happiness as ends in themselves—such an ethical basis I call more proper for a herd of swine.

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Probable attribution

A source trail connects this quotation to Albert Einstein and The World As I See It, but the exact English wording has not been confirmed in a primary text. The attribution is therefore probable rather than definitive.

Likely origin: The World As I See It

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This page records the wording "I have never looked upon ease and happiness as ends…," which centers on never, looked, happiness. A concrete trail points toward Einstein, but the exact English form remains unconfirmed; the page therefore labels it as attributed to him while preserving its wisdom and life context.

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