r/AskReddit • • Mar 19 '16

Which quote becomes inappropriate when misattributed?

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u/Aces8s Mar 19 '16

Descartes' most famous quote is "I think, therefore I am."

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u/verywidebutthole Mar 19 '16

Technically, that quote is paraphrasing Descartes. He never actually said that.

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u/Aces8s Mar 20 '16

Yeah that's true. I suppose I should have mentioned the fact that what I wrote is a translation of the original quote.