Quote Misattributions
Commenters question and correct the attributions of quotes, frequently citing sources like Quote Investigator to debunk dubious claims about famous sayings on the internet.
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TIL that quote is _actually_ from George Bernard Shaw. https://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/176500.html
> Benjamin FranklinSupposedly that's not his quote though?https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41342251
"Show me a quotation on the internet, and I will show you a dubious attribution" -- Abraham Lincoln
Do you have an attribution for the quote?
That quote might be by RiderOfGiraffes:https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1626405
"When reading a pithy observation about the state of the world, never assume the attribution is correct" -Mark Twain
I've heard that quote before, but I don't really know its pedigree. Do you have a reference? (I also imagine the lack of sourcing is why you got downvoted).
I was sure I heard that same quote before, but attributed to Mark Twain instead of Blaise Pascal. I looked it up on Google and, while there is some controversy, it seems as if Blaise was the first to say this.http://www.famousquotes.com/show/1045873/I know this is unrelated to the original post, but it's just another example of what we can learn from these little insightful comments on Hacker News even if it is not what
you have source on that quote? I searched and couldn't find anything.
Could you share a source for this quote?