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| Domain | Definition |
Literature | Best Things (The Eight ), according to Scandinavian mythology:- (1) The ash Yggdrasil is the best of trees; (2) Skidbladnir, of ships; (3) Odin, of the Æsir'; (4) Sleipnir, of steeds; (5) Bifrost, of bridges; (6) Bragi, of bards; (7) Habrok, of hawks (8) Garm, of hounds. Source: Brewer's Dictionary. |
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Screenplays | Now we have the unions, we have the gambling; and they're the best things to have. (The Godfather; writing credit: Francis Coppola and Mario Puzo. Based on the novel by Mario Puzo.) | |
Lyrics | 'cause the best things in lovin' with a sister and a cousin ("Walk This Way"; performing artist: Aerosmith) The best things in life are always free (This Used To Be My Playground; performing artist: Madonna) Doing the best things so conservatively. (A Well Respected Man; performing artist: The Kinks) | |
Movie/TV Titles | The Best Things In Life (1969) | |
Song Titles | The Best Things In Life Are Free (performing artist: Luther Vandross & Janet Jackson) | |
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| Author | Quotation |
Dio Chrysostom | Idleness and lack of occupation are the best things in the world to ruin the foolish. |
Henry David Thoreau | Even the best things are not equal to their fame. |
Marcus T. Cicero | The pursuit, even of the best things, ought to be calm and tranquil. |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
the best things | 16 |
the best things in life are free | 16 |
best things in life | 7 |
best things to do in las vegas | 3 |
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| Language | Date | Source | Philippians Chapter 1, Verse 10 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | EiV to dokimazein umaV ta diaferonta ina hte eilikrineiV kai aproskopoi eiV hmeran cristou |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Ut probetis potiora ut sitis sinceres et sine offensa in diem Christi |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | That ye preue the betere thingis, that ye be clene and without offence in the dai of Crist; |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | That ye myght accepte thinges most excellent that ye myght be pure and soche as shuld hurte no manes conscience vntyll the daye of Christ |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | That ye may approve things that are excellent; that ye may be sincere and without offence till the day of Christ. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | That ye may approve things that are excellent; that ye may be sincere and without offense till the day of Christ; |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | So that you may give your approval to the best things; that you may be true and without wrongdoing till the day of Christ; |
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| Language | Philippians Chapter 1, Verse 10 |
| Cebuano | aron kamo sa kanunay magabutang sa inyong pag-uyon sa mga butang nga labing maayo, ug magmaputli ug dili masaway alang sa adlaw ni Cristo, |
| Chinese | 使 們 能 分 別 是 非 、 " 或 作 喜 愛 那 美 好 的 事 〕 作 實 無 過 的 人 、 直 到 基 督 的 日 子 ． |
| Croatian | te mognete prosuditi što je najbolje da budete èisti i besprijekorni za Dan Kristov, |
| Danish | så I kunne værdsætte de forskellige Ting, for at I må være rene og uden Anstød til Kristi Dag, |
| Dutch | Opdat gij beproeft de dingen, die daarvan verschillen, opdat gij oprecht zijt, en zonder aanstoot te geven, tot den dag van Christus; |
| Finnish | voidaksenne tutkia, mikä paras on, että te Kristuksen päivään saakka olisitte puhtaat ettekä kenellekään loukkaukseksi, |
| French | pour le discernement des choses les meilleures, afin que vous soyez purs et irréprochables pour le jour de Christ, |
| German | daß ihr prüfen möget, was das Beste sei, auf daß ihr seid lauter und unanstößig auf den Tag Christi, |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Dengan demikian kalian tahu memilih apa yang terbaik, dan hidupmu akan bersih dari cela atau tuduhan apa pun juga pada hari Kristus datang kembali. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | sehingga kamu dapat menguji yang mana terutama, supaya kamu menjadi suci dan tiada bersalah sehingga sampai kepada Hari Kristus, |
| Italian | perché possiate distinguere sempre il meglio ed essere integri e irreprensibili per il giorno di Cristo, |
| Latvian | Lai jûs izðíirtos par labâko, ka jûs Kristus dienâ bûtu tîri un nevainojami, |
| Maori | Kia whakaaetia ai e koutou nga mea papai; kia kore ai o koutou tinihanga, o koutou he, a taea noatia te ra o te Karaiti; |
| Norwegian | forat I må kunne dømme om de forskjellige ting, så I kan være rene og uten anstøt til Kristi dag, |
| Portuguese | para que aproveis as coisas excelentes, a fim de que sejais sinceros, e sem ofensa até o dia de Cristo; |
| Rumanian | ca sq deosebiyi lucrurile alese, pentruca sq fiyi curayi wi sq nu vq poticniyi pknq kn ziua venirii lui Hristos, |
| Russian | ЮФП'Щ, ПЪОБЧБС МХЮЫЕЕ, ЧЩ 'ЩМЙ ЮЙУФЩ Й ОЕ ТЕФЛОПЧЕООЩ Ч "ЕОШ иТЙУФПЧ, |
| Shuar | Ashí pénkera nu achikiuk tusan Yúsan áujtajrume. Atumin nu Túrunamtainkia yamaisha Tunáajainchu pujustatrume tura Kristu Támatai sumamashtatrume. |
| Spanish | para que aprobéis lo mejor, a fin de que seáis sinceros e irreprensibles en el día de Cristo, |
| Swedish | så att I kunnen döma om vad rättast är, på det att I mån bliva rena och för ingen till stötesten, i väntan på Kristi dag, |
| Uma | Ane hewa toe-mokoi ompi', ni'inca mpu'u-mi mpelihi napa to meliu kalompe' -na. Mosampaya-a bona moroli' katuwu' -ni hante uma ria kasalaia' -na hi eo karata-na nculii' Kristus. |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "b-e-g-h-i-n-s-s-t-t" | |
-1 letter: tightness. | |
-2 letters: settings, tightens. | |
-3 letters: besting, betting, bigness, henbits, ingests, nighest, setting, signets, sithens, testing, theists, tighten. | |
-4 letters: begins, beings, bights, binges, bitten, eights, gneiss, heists, henbit, hinges, ingest, insets, neighs, nights, shiest, shines, sights, signet, singes, sitten, steins, stings, stints, tenths, testis, thegns, theins, theist, thesis, things, tights, tinges, tithes. | |
-5 letters: begin, being, bents. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)42 45 53 54 54 48 49 4E 47 53 |
| Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000010 01000101 01010011 01010100 00100000 01010100 01001000 01001001 01001110 01000111 01010011 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)B E S T   T H I N G S |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0042 0045 0053 0054 0054 0048 0049 004E 0047 0053 |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)363953542544243484153 |
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