A man hath no better thing under the sun, than to eat, and to drink, and to be merry.

אֵֽין־טֹ֤וב לָֽאָדָם֙ תַּ֣חַת הַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁ כִּ֛י אִם־לֶאֱכֹ֥ול וְלִשְׁתֹּ֖ות וְלִשְׂמֹ֑וחַ

Ecclesiastes 8:15

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Living in the moment Enjoying life Life

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Ecclesiastes The Bible

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Genre

Religious literature

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Hebrew

Time

931 BC 930s BC 10th century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

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The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Ecclesiastes 8:15).

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Another quote about Life

Life is what happens to us while we are making other plans.

Allen Saunders

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Being present Nature of life Life

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Allen Saunders
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Language
English
Time
1957 1950s 20th century
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Saunders, Allen. Quoted in Reader's Digest. Jan. 1957.

Another quote from Classical antiquity

And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.

Genesis 2:7

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Adam Creation of man The soul Human origins
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Genesis The Bible
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Scripture
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Religious literature
Language
Hebrew
Time
1405 BC 1400s BC 15th century BC
Era
Classical antiquity
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The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Genesis 2:7).

Another quote originally in Hebrew

As cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country.

Proverbs 25:25

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Good news
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Proverbs The Bible
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Scripture
Genre
Religious literature
Language
Hebrew
Time
686 BC 680s BC 7th century BC
Era
Classical antiquity
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Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Proverbs 25:25).