A few days ago
what you think the meaning of this quote from benjamin franklin?
“I was rather disappointed when i found myself recovering, regretting in some degree that i must now sometime or other have all that disagreeable work to do over again”
i came up with one is that meaning it’s even harder cant do any work while being sick ? please explain what you think about this quote
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A few days ago
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He means that it’s not easy being sick and then getting better. And now that he’s gotten better (recovered) it is almost inevitable that he will get sick again sometime in the future and will go through all of that misery all over again. He’s regretting that he got better because he’ll only get sick again. If he had died, he wouldn’t have to worry about being sick anymore. (It’s crude, but Ben Franklin never minced words.)
It has nothing to do with other work that he can or can’t do while he is sick.
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A few days ago
I find it really hard to try to explain a Ben Franklin quote when it is out of context…
I will take a guess though, based on what I know of Mr. Franklin’s sense of humor, and say that he wasn’t looking forward to having all life’s little duties and problems thrust on him once again.
Sometimes it’s very relaxing and comfortable to be sick and just be taken care of by some nice person. Makes you not want to get up and be well!
That’s what I think the quote means.
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A few days ago
Benjamin Franklin was one of the most humorous and prolific writers I’ve read. This is a tongue in cheek statement which is quite funny. He means that it’s too bad he’s getting better because he’ll have to get back to work doing something he doesn’t really like…but it’s better than the alternative!
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5 years ago
I think he meant that in order to use ones intelligence to its fullest potential you need the information and knowledge that comes with a good education. To say that it is like “silver in the mine” is saying that the silver, or the genius, while very valuable, has thus far been untapped. It’s not doing anybody any good. Once silver is mined, that is when the owner can reap the value and benefits. So to with genius, once fed by education, the brain in question can put the gift to good use.
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A few days ago
He was somewhat disappointed he was getting well [rather than dying]; now he had to do some disagreeable work [look earlier in the context for what he’s talking about] all over again, some time.
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A few days ago
Benjamin Franklin is the devil!!!!
Lou A: Benjamin Franklin didn’t discover electricity, I discovered electricity!
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A few days ago
this quote came after he got the hell schocked out of himself when he flew that kite trying to discover electricity.
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