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  Re: They say a picture is worth a thousand words...
 
(...) I guess it depends on who you define "they" to mean. I've always heard the saying as "a picture is worth a thousand words" and I believe that to be the more popular form. According to Google, "picture is worth ten thousand words" returns 218 (...) (22 years ago, 15-May-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
 
  Re: They say a picture is worth a thousand words...
 
(...) "They" are the Chinese (it's from a Chinese Proverb) (...) Yeah, I agree that that is the more popular, albeit condensed, form. Here is my favorite Chinese proverb: "He who runs in front of car gets tired, but he who runs in back of car gets (...) (22 years ago, 15-May-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)

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