tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7281371.post8453569387122454761..comments2024-01-24T14:45:33.943+00:00Comments on Reduce to Common Sense: Short Note Long NoteRanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06207632255129272209noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7281371.post-69099964600086814342008-06-05T22:10:00.000+01:002008-06-05T22:10:00.000+01:00Well done. "misattributed". It's exactly the sor...Well done. "misattributed". It's exactly the sort of thing he might have said, but there is no evidence that he actually did.Ranahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06207632255129272209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7281371.post-15981118452427434592008-06-05T21:26:00.000+01:002008-06-05T21:26:00.000+01:00The following quote is often misattributed to Mark...The following quote is often misattributed to Mark Twain:<BR/><BR/>"I have made this letter longer than usual, only because I have not had time to make it shorter." This quote is by the 17th-century French philosopher and mathematician, Blaise Pascal (1623-62), written in a letter to a friend. The original French version was: "Je n'ai fait cette lettre - ci plus longue que parce que je n'ai pas Ann Cardushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06706862238428041940noreply@blogger.com