A Picture Paints a Thousand Words

A visual presentation is far more descriptive than words.



This phrase emerged in the USA in the early part of the 20th century. Its introduction is widely attributed to Frederick R. Barnard, who published a piece commending the effectiveness of graphics in advertising with the title "One look is worth a thousand words", in Printer's Ink, December 1921.



Ex: A man doesn’t understand an explanation, so then someone draws a picture which explaining and he understands. The man then says “A picture is worth a thousand words”



Spanish: una imagen vale más que mil palabras



German: Ein Bild sagt mehr als tausend Worte.