He changed it in 1927 to the current quote and labeled it a Chinese proverb “so that people would take it seriously.”
Barnard in a 1926 edition of “Printers Ink” magazine. “One picture is worth a thousand words.” - Often attributed to Confucius, the phrase was originally “One look is worth a thousand words,” written by English illustrator Fred R. According to Bartlett’s book, Jean-Jacques Rousseau wrote about her in 1767: “At length I recollected the thoughtless saying of a great princess, on being informed that the country people had no bread, replied, ‘Let them eat cake.’” But the historically accurate BFQ points out that the future queen did not arrive in France until 1770.
“Let them eat cake.” - It is possible this was said by Marie Antoinette, wife of King Louis XVI of France, but not under the circumstances we assume today.
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