People Are Sharing Quotes That They've Been Misusing Their Entire Lives And I'm Gobsmacked
Mind = blown.
Ever say a famous quote and wonder where it came from? And then you look into it and realize that what you've been quoting doesn't mean what you think it does AT ALL?
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Well recently, Reddit user u/olChum_69 asked the users of Reddit "what are some famous quotes people misuse by not using the full quote?" Lemme tell ya, these responses will have you rethinking EVERYTHING!
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Here are the most shocking replies:
1. "It is better to be feared than loved, if you cannot be both."
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2. "For the love of money is the root of all evil."
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3. "Now is the winter of our discontent made glorious summer by this sun of York."
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4. “Information wants to be free. Information also wants to be expensive. ...That tension will not go away.”
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5. "My country, right or wrong; if right, to be kept right; and if wrong, to be set right."
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6. "History repeats itself. First as tragedy, then as farce."
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7. "God is dead. God remains dead. And we have killed him. How shall we comfort ourselves, the murderers of all murderers?"
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8. "Rome wasn't built in a day, but it burned in one."
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9. "Don't mistake my kindness for weakness. I am kind to everyone, but when someone is unkind to me, weak is not what you are going to remember about me."
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10. "Great minds think alike, but fools rarely differ."
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11. "A jack of all trades is a master of none, but oftentimes better than a master of one."
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12. "He who travels fastest travels alone, but he who travels furthest travels with others."
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13. "'An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.' But I say to you, do not resist an evil person; but whoever slaps you on your right cheek, turn the other to him also."
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14. "Curiosity killed the cat, but satisfaction brought it back."
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15. "Absence makes the heart grow fonder, but too much absence makes it wander."
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16. "Eat, drink, and be merry, for tomorrow we die."
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