The Bible or The Bard? - Neatorama

You may have heard these quotes all your life, but can you identify the source? Today's Lunchtime Quiz at mental_floss will give you a phrase, and you decide whether it's from the Bible or the works of Shakespeare. I scored 70%. http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/20033

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90% counting out with iambic (i miscounted on one)

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Ouch. 30%.
With your 70% that makes a hundred!

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60%. I thought I'd do better. but I did use iambic - I just tried to 'feel out' the ones I didn't recognize.

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80% There are two Shakespeare quotes that aren't 10 syllables... considering most of Shakespeare is in iambic pentameter.

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I'm unlearned. 30%

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