Poor_old_Rich_Young t1_j9kvf9g wrote on February 22, 2023 at 6:45 PM Reply to 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. by jeremyjava I always thought it was Goethe. Permalink 3
Poor_old_Rich_Young t1_j9kvf9g wrote
Reply to 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. by jeremyjava
I always thought it was Goethe.