Worry beads or kombolói, kompoloi (Greek: κομπολόι, bead collection; plural: κομπολόγια, ) is a string of beads manipulated with one hand and used to pass time in Greek and Cypriot culture. They were especially popular until the middle of the 20th century.
Unlike the similar prayer beads used in many religious traditions, including the Greek Orthodox komboskini, worry beads have no religious or ceremonial purpose.
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“Thy spirit within thee hath been so at war,
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Like bubbles in a late-disturbed stream.”
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