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Commonly Misquoted Aphorisms

The following sayings are often truncated, misinterpreted, misquoted, or misattributed. Can you guess the original correct version?
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Common Version
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Money is the root of all evil.
Bible
The love of money is the root of all kinds of evil.
Bible
The journey of a 1,000 miles begins with a single step.
Confucius
A journey of 400 miles begins beneath one's feet.
Lao Tzu
Let them eat cake.
Marie Antoinette
Let them eat brioche.
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Blood is thicker than water.
Bible
The blood of the covenant is thicker than the water of the womb.
Bible
Curiosity killed the cat.
Unknown
Care killed the cat.
William Shakespeare
A rolling stone gathers no moss.
Unknown
As the rolling stone gathers no moss, so the roving heart gathers no affections.
Quintilian
The early bird gets the worm.
Unknown
The early bird gets the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese.
Unknown
Carpe diem (Seize the day).
Horace
Carpe diem, quam minimum credula postero (Seize the present, put very little trust in tomorrow.
Horace
Winning isn’t everything.
Vince Lombardi
Winning isn't everything. It's the only thing.
Henry Russell (Red) Sanders
Great minds think alike.
Unknown
Great minds think alike, though fools seldom differ.
Unknown
Jack of all trades, master of none.
Unknown
Jack of all trades, master of none, though oftentimes better than master of one.
Unknown
My country, right or wrong.
Carl Schurz
My country, right or wrong; if right, to be kept right; and if wrong to be set right.
Carl Schurz
Birds of a feather flock together.
Unknown
Birds of a feather flock together, until the cat comes.
Unknown
Ignorance is bliss.
Thomas Gray
Where ignorance is bliss, it's folly to be wise.
Thomas Gray
You can’t have your cake and eat it too.
Unknown
You can't eat the cake and then still have it too.
Unknown
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