One hand full of rest is better than two fists full of labor and striving after wind.

טֹ֕וב מְלֹ֥א כַ֖ף נָ֑חַת מִמְּלֹ֥א חָפְנַ֛יִם עָמָ֖ל וּרְע֥וּת רֽוּחַ׃

Ecclesiastes 4:6

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Topic

Work and leisure Taking it easy Work

Source

Ecclesiastes The Bible

Medium

Scripture

Genre

Religious literature

Language

Hebrew

Time

931 BC 930s BC 10th century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

Authentication Score 3

Citation

The Holy Bible: New American Standard Bible. The Lockman Foundation, 1971. (Ecclesiastes 4:6).

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Genre
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Language
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Time
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Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Twain, Mark. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. Hartford: American Publishing Company, 1876, ch. 2.

Current Citation

Twain, Mark. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, edited by Peter Stoneley. Oxford University Press, 2008, ch. 2.

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A rolling stone gathers no moss.

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Publilius Syrus
Source
Sententiae
Medium
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Statement Type
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Language
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Time
43 BC 40s BC 1st century BC
Era
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Authentication Score 3
Citation

Publilius Syrus. Sententiae. c. 1st century BC.

Another quote originally in Hebrew

Put off thy shoes from off thy feet, for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground.

God

Exodus 3:5

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Source
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Medium
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Genre
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Statement Type
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Language
Hebrew
Time
1405 BC 1400s BC 15th century BC
Era
Classical antiquity
Authentication Score 3
Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Exocus 3:5).