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Probable attribution
A source trail connects this quotation to Albert Einstein and Letter to Carl Seelig (25 October 1953), p. 22, but the exact English wording has not been confirmed in a primary text. The attribution is therefore probable rather than definitive.
Likely origin: Letter to Carl Seelig (25 October 1953), p. 22
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This page records the wording "In the past it never occurred to me that every…," which centers on never, occurred, casual. 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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