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Wisdom in the mind is not like money in the purse, diminished by communication to others: they might have lighted up our farthing candles for us, without lessening the blaze of their own flambeaux.
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Franklin illustrates the idea that sharing wisdom does not diminish one's own knowledge, using a metaphor about light.
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