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I had no time to write shorter

Blaise Pascal

Phraseologism: I had no time to write shorter.

Meaning: It takes much more time to write a short, logical and meaningful text (and, accordingly, to think about it) than simply fixing on paper all the thoughts that come to mind on a particular occasion. In the latter case, verbosity is inevitable.

Origin: From the book "Letters to a Provincial, or Letters of Louis Montalt to a Friend in the Province and to the Jesuit Fathers on the Morals and Politics of the Jesuits" (1657) by the French scientist, philosopher and writer Blaise Pascal (1623-1662). At the end of the 16th letter of this book, he wrote: "This letter came out longer only because I had no time to write it shorter." Another famous translation: "I didn't have time to write a shorter letter."

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