We all have heard about some of the old saying and quotes, which are used to be quoted by nearly everyone, from our father to the younger siblings. However, there are 7 most common quotes which are misquoted completely wrong. And they have been misquoted through so much time that, we didn’t realize that they are quoted wrong.
Here are seven quotes, which are used to be quoted wrong. We have mentioned both correct and wrong quotes. So if you heard it wrong by someone, you may dare to correct them, after all, ‘a little knowledge is a dangerous thing’.
1. “The end justify the means”
This quote is used for a long time to justify the things which seem to be unjustifiable. It is purposefully quoted to assure that something is not over, and one must wait for the end. The actual quote is ‘One must consider the final result’, which has a relatively opposite meaning which puts the end in the ‘consideration’, not in the ‘justification’ process.
2. Now is the winter of our discontent
This is one of the quotes, which is misquoted by Shakespeare. There is no second thought, there are several quotes, which are misquoted by Shakespeare. However, the quote is quoted exactly but its not the whole quote.
The entire quote is ‘Now is the winter of our discontent made glorious summer by the sun of York.’ The literal meaning of this quote is that the bedtime is over and a good time is rolling.
3. “Money is the root of all evil”
Now, this is another quote, which is misquoted like the previous. The only difference is that this quote is misquoted by skipping the first phrase instead of the last phrase just like the above quote. The actual quote with complete phrases is ‘The love of money is the root of all evil.’
It means that money is not harmful, but the greediness does, which is opposite to the meaning of ‘Money is the root of all evil’, which only blames the money.
4. ‘Let them eat cake!’
This quote is often linked with Marie Antoinette and it has its backstory that how she told this after peasants have no bread. She didn’t say it. It was said by another French thinker Jean-Jacques Rousseau to Marie Antoinette. And the word cake was also not used. The brioche was said by him.
5. “I disapprove of what you say but I will defend to the death your right to say it”
This quote is often related to the Voltaire, who was one of the great French thinkers. The truth is it is also not said by him. It was written by a biographer in one of his facts. After 200 years of his fact, we have seen it expressed in the shape of Voltaire’s sentiment in a particular matter for a specific person.
6. “Do you feel lucky, punk?”
This quote is attributed to Clint Eastwood, in the movie ‘Dirty Harry’. I have taken this because we will remiss if any movie quote is not included in the list. The quote is an ending piece of a relatively long quote, which is “Well to tell you the truth, in all this excitement I kinda lost track myself. But being this is a .44 Magnum, the most powerful handgun in the world and would blow your head clean off, you have gotta ask yourself one question: ‘Do I feel lucky?’ Well, do ya, punk?
7. “A little knowledge is a dangerous thing”
This is one of the known quotes, which we have all heard. It was taken by the poem of Alexander Pope. Although the actual phrase is ‘A little learning is a dangerous thing; drink deep or taste not the Pierian spring’.