Comment by AndyPa32

5 days 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...

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AndyPa32

>> “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:

tomjakubowski 5 days ago

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

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.