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He that puts a seed into the earth is recompensed, perhaps, by receiving forty out of it; and he who draws a fish out of our water, draws up a piece of silver.
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gutenberg.orgBenjamin Franklin: “He that puts a seed into the earth is recompensed, perhaps, by receiving forty out of it; and he who draws a fish out of…”
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Franklin uses a metaphor to illustrate the rewards of hard work in agriculture and fishing.
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