TIL Mark Twain is often wrongly credited with the quote: "I would have written a shorter letter, but did not have the time." Earliest credit goes to French mathematician and philospher Blaise Pascal in “Lettres Provinciales,” 1657. npr.org Submitted by jeremyjava t3_1196bgx on February 22, 2023 at 5:55 PM in todayilearned 22 comments 391
Poor_old_Rich_Young t1_j9kvf9g wrote on February 22, 2023 at 6:45 PM I always thought it was Goethe. Permalink 3 Additional-Top-8199 t1_j9mki77 wrote on February 23, 2023 at 1:21 AM Abe Lincoln Permalink Parent 1 DroolingIguana t1_j9mxhy0 wrote on February 23, 2023 at 2:57 AM "I always thought it was Goethe." - Abe Lincoln Permalink Parent 9
Additional-Top-8199 t1_j9mki77 wrote on February 23, 2023 at 1:21 AM Abe Lincoln Permalink Parent 1 DroolingIguana t1_j9mxhy0 wrote on February 23, 2023 at 2:57 AM "I always thought it was Goethe." - Abe Lincoln Permalink Parent 9
DroolingIguana t1_j9mxhy0 wrote on February 23, 2023 at 2:57 AM "I always thought it was Goethe." - Abe Lincoln Permalink Parent 9
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