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▲ AndyPa32 14 hours ago

Usually that false quote is attributed to Blaise Pascal, but I have also seen it being attributed to Albert Einstein.

I am a fan of falsely attributed quotes...

▲throw0101c 13 hours ago | parent | next [-]

>> “I didn't have time to write a short letter, so I wrote a long one instead.” - Mark Twain

> Usually that false quote is attributed to Blaise Pascal, but I have also seen it being attributed to Albert Einstein.

Not false: Balzac published first, Pascal second:

* https://quoteinvestigator.com/2012/04/28/shorter-letter/

▲tomjakubowski 2 hours ago | parent [-]

I was so confused about how this could be chronologically possible, until I learned there is another famous Balzac besides Honoré.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Louis_Guez_de_Balzac

▲GaryBluto 14 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

After a quick Google you seem to be right that it is falsely attributed. Blaise Pascal does seem to be the most accepted originator however.