8hundredpounds t1_j9lyv9v wrote on February 22, 2023 at 10:48 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 He also famously never said “the coldest winter I had was a summer in San Francisco” or similar Permalink 2
8hundredpounds t1_j9lyv9v 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
He also famously never said “the coldest winter I had was a summer in San Francisco” or similar