(Recognized meanings via Bartleby.com. View the entire archive of alternate proverb meanings here.)
A picture is worth a thousand words
Recognized Meaning: A visual image can convey an idea or an emotion more effectively than words.
Alternate Meaning: By adding pictures, charts and graphs, a student can lengthen his thesis or term paper to meet the minimum page requirements.
Render unto Caesar the things which are Caesar’s
Recognized Meaning: Keep politics separate from certain other fields, such as religion.
Alternate Meaning: Caesar doesn’t like to share his toys.
Poets are born, not made
Recognized Meaning: Poets, like all true artists, possess talent that cannot be taught.
Alternate Meaning: It’s your parents’ fault that your poetry sucks.
Uneasy lies the head that wears the crown
Recognized Meaning: A person who has great responsibilities, such as a king, is constantly worried and therefore doesn’t sleep soundly.
Alternate Meaning: Don’t wear your crown to bed.
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