Scripture, Shakespeare Or Poor Richard?
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 Franklin'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?
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"Neither a borrower, nor a lender be."
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Scripture
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Shakespeare
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Ben Franklin
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B. ShakespeareExplanation
Hamlet. Act I. Sc. III.Rate this question:
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"Practice what you preach."
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Scripture
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Shakespeare
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Ben Franklin
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A. ScriptureExplanation
Derived from Matthew 23:3 - "They do not practice what they preach"Rate this question:
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"Forgive and forget."
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Scripture
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Shakespeare
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Ben Franklin
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B. ShakespeareExplanation
"Pray you now, forget and forgive." King Lear, Act iv. Sc. 7Rate this question:
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"An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest."
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Scripture
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Shakespeare
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Ben Franklin
Correct Answer
C. Ben FranklinExplanation
http://www.quotationspage.com/quote/34348.htmlRate this question:
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"A slip of the foot you may soon recover, but a slip of the tongue you may never get over."
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Scripture
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Shakespeare
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Ben Franklin
Correct Answer
C. Ben FranklinExplanation
http://www.quotationspage.com/quote/34290.htmlRate this question:
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"The left hand doesn't know what the right hand is doing."
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Scripture
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Shakespeare
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Ben Franklin
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A. ScriptureExplanation
"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 6:3Rate this question:
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"Can one desire too much of a good thing?"
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Scripture
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Shakespeare
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Ben Franklin
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B. ShakespeareExplanation
"Can one desire too much of a good thing?"
As You Like It. Act iv. Sc. 1.Rate this question:
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"A wolf in sheep's clothing."
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Scripture
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Shakespeare
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Ben Franklin
Correct Answer
A. ScriptureExplanation
"Watch out for false prophets. They come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ferocious wolves."
Matthew 7:15Rate this question:
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"I escaped by the skin of my teeth."
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Scripture
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Shakespeare
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Ben Franklin
Correct Answer
A. ScriptureExplanation
"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 19:19-20Rate this question:
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"This above all: to thine own self be true."
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Scripture
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Shakespeare
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Ben Franklin
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B. ShakespeareExplanation
"This above all: to thine own self be true"
Hamlet. Act i. Sc. 3.Rate this question:
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"How the mighty have fallen!"
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Scripture
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Shakespeare
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Ben Franklin
Correct Answer
A. ScriptureExplanation
"How the mighty have fallen!" 2 Samuel 1:19Rate this question:
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"If you wouldst live long, live well, for folly and wickedness shorten life."
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Scripture
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Shakespeare
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Ben Franklin
Correct Answer
C. Ben FranklinExplanation
http://www.quotationspage.com/quote/2210.htmlRate this question:
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"What is serving God? Tis doing good to man."
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Scripture
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Shakespeare
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Ben Franklin
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C. Ben FranklinExplanation
http://www.ushistory.org/franklin/quotable/singlehtml.htm
Worth comparing to the Bible, Micah 6:8Rate this question:
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"The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool."
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Scripture
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Shakespeare
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Ben Franklin
Correct Answer
B. ShakespeareExplanation
As You Like It, Act V, Scene IRate this question:
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"Who has deceived thee so oft as thyself?"
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Scripture
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Shakespeare
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Ben Franklin
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C. Ben FranklinExplanation
http://www.ushistory.org/franklin/quotable/singlehtml.htmRate this question:
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"He who spares the rod hates his son, but he who loves him is careful to discipline him."
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Scripture
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Shakespeare
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Ben Franklin
Correct Answer
A. ScriptureExplanation
Proverbs 13:34Rate this question:
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"Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light."
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Scripture
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Shakespeare
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Ben Franklin
Correct Answer
A. ScriptureExplanation
2 Corinthians 11:14Rate this question:
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"Wisely and slow; they stumble that run fast."
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Scripture
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Shakespeare
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Ben Franklin
Correct Answer
B. ShakespeareExplanation
Romeo and Juliet, Act II, Scene IIIRate this question:
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"Eat, drink and be merry."
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Scripture
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Shakespeare
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Ben Franklin
Correct Answer
A. ScriptureExplanation
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."Rate this question:
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Who said "Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely?" (This is just for fun. Hint: It's not scripture, Shakespeare OR Ben Franklin...)
Correct Answer
Lord Acton
John Acton
Baron ActonExplanation
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.Rate this question:
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