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To: Red Badger

Other common misquotes:

“And this above all, to thine own self be true.” Not the Bible, I think it’s Shakespeare.

“Cleanliness is next to Godliness.” Nowhere in the Bible.

People often quote Shakespeare as if it were in the Bible, I guess that olde English makes it sound Bible-y.


14 posted on 11/03/2011 11:40:03 AM PDT by Persevero (Homeschooling for Excellence since 1992)
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To: Persevero

The King James Version (published 1611) and Shakespeare (active 1592-1610) were contemporary, so it’s quite natural they should sound similar.


21 posted on 11/03/2011 11:50:45 AM PDT by BelegStrongbow (St. Joseph, patron of fathers, pray for us!)
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To: Persevero

Yes, seeing that the King James Version was written right after the Shakespeare era........


38 posted on 11/03/2011 12:17:35 PM PDT by Red Badger (Obama's number one economics advisor must be a Magic Eight Ball.................)
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