Benjamin Franklin Aphorism Analysis

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Ben Franklin wrote an Almanac for many years under a fake name. In his Almanac he wrote many aphorism’s. Which were little sayings that had a deeper meaning than what they originally said. These says helped people with through their live and gave positive advice. In this time people didn’t think like we do now. They atomically knew what these meant, no further thinking. Play in the snow today; for tomorrow brings bright flowers. This is an example for an aphorism. This aphorism has two different meanings. They don’t only have to have one other meaning; many can have two or more. Play in the snow today; for tomorrow brings bright flowers. Looking at this you atomically think that this refers to the season changing, you would be right if you