Famous lines that were misinterpreted

7/22/2020

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Culture Story: Famous lines that were misinterpreted

You probably know these famous quotes, however, you definitely get them wrong. Welcome to QuizzClub and today we are counting down our picks for the top lines that we just do not understand. Keep on reading this article!

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#5 Robert Frost

Culture Story: Robert Frost The Road Not Taken famous quotes lines that were misinterpreted meaning — shutterstock

This quote is taken from Robert Frost's poem “The Road Not Taken”. Most readers think that this line is about going your own way. But actually it is wrong. Frost explained that this quote from the most telling stanza is about creating one’s future. The two roads from the poem are actually interchangeable.

#4 Leo the Lip

Culture Story: Leo the Lip Nice guys finish last Brooklyn Dodgers famous quotes lines that were misinterpreted meaning — shutterstock

This quote was created by Leo the Lip who was the field manager for the Brooklyn Dodgers. He said “Nice guys finish seventh” after the 7th place of the team. However, his words were misquoted.

#3 William Shakespeare

Culture Story: William Shakespeare Romeo and Juliet famous quotes lines that were misinterpreted meaning — shutterstock

This famous quote belongs to Juliet, the main character from Shakespeare's tragedy “Romeo and Juliet”. Some people think that the words “wherefore art” mean “where” but actually the phrase means “why”.

#2 Timothy 6:10, the King James Bible

Culture Story: King James Bible money is the root of all evil famous quotes lines that were misinterpreted meaning — shutterstock

Actually, this quote is not full, it has been cropped. So, the meaning was changed. Originally, the line sounds “The love of money is the root of all evil”.

#1 Lewis Carroll

Culture Story: Lewis Carroll Alice in Wonderland Duchess famous quotes lines that were misinterpreted meaning — shutterstock

This quote from “Alice in Wonderland” is really misunderstood. It has nothing to do with love. This line is said by The Duchess after she commands her servants to beat her baby for sneezing. The phrase is saturated with sarcasm.

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20 Comments

Pam Wallace-Knopp

People always say “ the proof is in the pudding.” The actual line makes much more sense: “The proof of the pudding is in the eating.”

deborahpmercer

Too many people also interpret "Charity begins at Home" to mean that's also where it should end!

Suzanne Wilson

Pam Wallace-Knopp, I agree 100% Pam. That misquote is one of my pet peeves (& I have many).

William R. Meredith

Lbow, Its interesting to me that you would correct someone about the Bible and call them "dumdum" at rhe same time. There are several Scriptures about that, too.

William R. Meredith

Conrado De Leon, Conrado De Leon, Actually, it's in the Holy Bible. 1 Timothy 6:10 kJV "For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows." But the oroginL Ancient Greek acrually said, "For thr love of money is the root of all kinds of evil..." As seen in the New International Version

William R. Meredith

Conrado De Leon, Actually, it's in the Holy Bible. 1 Timothy 6:10 kJV "Gor the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows." But the oroginL Ancient Greek acrually said, "For thr love of money is the root of all kinds of evil..." as seen in the New international Version

William R. Meredith

Doreen Henricks, In Greece; the similar thought is "You can't have uour dog full and your pie complete" (from cooling a fresh pie in the window)

Jaimi McEntire

Kathryn Brooks, in middle english, "Cheap" means "trading" or "trading goods". So "cheap at half the price" means there is a sale, with all goods being half price.

Doreen Henricks

Two of my pet peeves: “Music hath charms to soothe a savage breast”, commonly misquoted as “beast”. And “ Have your cake and eat it too”. It should be, “Eat your cake and have it too”.

Christopher J Voce

‘The world is your lobster Terry’ Arthur Daley, captain of business and advanced ducking and diving !

pat dixon

The correct phrase from traders and barkers was cheap at twice the price.

Lbow

Conrado De Leon, dumdum that is totally a Bible verse and then requotef

Robert Knight

The Truest saying of all time,Its no use crying over spilt milk,anyone who hasnt spilt milk is a liar.

Robert Knight

Don Markusic, Its from Led Zepellin song the words are A been laid woman aint got no soul.

Julie Domaille

I think Juliet saying : where for art thou...is obviously saying why as she says deny thy name & a rose by any other name (etc) so clearly musing on why does he have to be a Montague (cos all the interesting men are the wrong ones love!)