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Who said if you had more time this letter would have been shorter?
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∙ 14y ago
The quote is from the philosopher Blaise Pascal: "I have made this [letter] longer, because I have not had the time to make it shorter." - Blaise Pascal, "Lettres provinciales," letter 16, 1657
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∙ 14y ago
This quote is often attributed to French mathematician and philosopher Blaise Pascal. It highlights the idea that it takes more effort to condense and refine a message than to write a longer, more verbose one.
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∙ 11y agoThis quote can only fairly be cited as unattributable.
Twain, Elliot, Pascale, Cicero or Cato, and others are often cited as the origin.
In English one might argue Twain or Elliot, though additionally the exact quote cannot be sourced with precision so we are back at square 0.
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