Scripture, Shakespeare Or Poor Richard?

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1. "An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest."

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http://www.quotationspage.com/quote/34348.html

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Scripture, Shakespeare Or Poor Richard? - Quiz

America is awash in common sayings and quips. Many of these are derived from Bible verses, lines of Shakespeare's writings, or the many quotables from Ben... see moreFranklin's "Poor Richard's Almanac." Because the King James Bible is virtually contemperaneous with the advent of Shakespeare's popularity, many people often confuse the source of their "common sense sayings." Many of Ben Franklin's pithy platitudes are also easily confused with the quick jabs of wisdom contained in Proverbs.
The source of one's material is important, however. . . Whose "authority" are you citing? see less

2. "He who spares the rod hates his son, but he who loves him is careful to discipline him."

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Proverbs 13:34

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3. "This above all: to thine own self be true."

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"This above all: to thine own self be true"
Hamlet. Act i. Sc. 3.

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4. "Can one desire too much of a good thing?"

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"Can one desire too much of a good thing?"
As You Like It. Act iv. Sc. 1.

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5. "A wolf in sheep's clothing."

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"Watch out for false prophets. They come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ferocious wolves."
Matthew 7:15

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6. "The left hand doesn't know what the right hand is doing."

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"But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, so that your giving may be in secret." Matthew 6:3

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7. "Neither a borrower, nor a lender be."

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Hamlet. Act I. Sc. III.

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8. "How the mighty have fallen!"

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"How the mighty have fallen!" 2 Samuel 1:19

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9. "Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light."

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2 Corinthians 11:14

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10. "Eat, drink and be merry."

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Luke 12:19-21 - "And I'll say to myself, 'You have plenty of good things laid up for many years. Take life easy; eat, drink and be merry.' But God said to him, 'You fool! This very night your life will be demanded from you. Then who will get what you have prepared for yourself?' This is how it will be with anyone who stores up things for himself but is not rich toward God."

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11. "The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool."

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As You Like It, Act V, Scene I

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12. "A slip of the foot you may soon recover, but a slip of the tongue you may never get over."

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http://www.quotationspage.com/quote/34290.html

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13. "If you wouldst live long, live well, for folly and wickedness shorten life."

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http://www.quotationspage.com/quote/2210.html

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14. "Wisely and slow; they stumble that run fast."

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Romeo and Juliet, Act II, Scene III

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15. "Forgive and forget."

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"Pray you now, forget and forgive." King Lear, Act iv. Sc. 7

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16. "What is serving God?  Tis doing good to man."

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http://www.ushistory.org/franklin/quotable/singlehtml.htm
Worth comparing to the Bible, Micah 6:8

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17. "Practice what you preach."

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Derived from Matthew 23:3 - "They do not practice what they preach"

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18. "I escaped by the skin of my teeth."

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"All my intimate friends detest me; those I love have turned against me. I am nothing but skin and bones; I have escaped with only the skin of my teeth." Job 19:19-20

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19. Who said "Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely?"
(This is just for fun.  Hint: It's not scripture, Shakespeare OR Ben Franklin...)

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John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton, first Baron Acton (1834–1902). The historian and moralist, who was otherwise known simply as Lord Acton, expressed this opinion in a letter to Bishop Mandell Creighton in 1887.

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20. "Who has deceived thee so oft as thyself?"

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http://www.ushistory.org/franklin/quotable/singlehtml.htm

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"An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest."
"He who spares the rod hates his son, but he who loves him is careful...
"This above all: to thine own self be true."
"Can one desire too much of a good thing?"
"A wolf in sheep's clothing."
"The left hand doesn't know what the right hand is doing."
"Neither a borrower, nor a lender be."
"How the mighty have fallen!"
"Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light."
"Eat, drink and be merry."
"The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be...
"A slip of the foot you may soon recover, but a slip of the tongue you...
"If you wouldst live long, live well, for folly and wickedness shorten...
"Wisely and slow; they stumble that run fast."
"Forgive and forget."
"What is serving God?  Tis doing good to man."
"Practice what you preach."
"I escaped by the skin of my teeth."
Who said "Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely?" (This...
"Who has deceived thee so oft as thyself?"
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