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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
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American Proverb
"You may sometimes be much in the wrong, in owning your being in the right."
Benjamin Franklin, 1754
What does "owning" mean exactly in this context?
How can "in owning your being in the right" be reworded?
Benjamin Franklin, 1754
What does "owning" mean exactly in this context?
How can "in owning your being in the right" be reworded?
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" Benjamin Franklin, 1754 What does "owning" mean exactly in this context? Admitting How can "in owning your being in the right" be reworded? in admitting/saying you are right The basic idea is this.
- " Benjamin Franklin, 1754 What does "owning" mean exactly in this context?
- Admitting How can "in owning your being in the right" be reworded?
- in admitting/saying you are right The basic idea is this.
- Sometimes you are wrong to say that you are right.
- eg Sometimes it might be better not to say that.
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Hi,
You may sometimes be much in the wrong, in owning your being in the right."
Benjamin Franklin, 1754
What does "owning" mean exactly in this context? Admitting
How can "in owning your being in the right" be reworded? in admitting/saying you are right
The basic idea is this. Sometimes you are wrong to say that you are right.
You may sometimes be much in the wrong, in owning your being in the right."
Benjamin Franklin, 1754
What does "owning" mean exactly in this context? Admitting
How can "in owning your being in the right" be reworded? in admitting/saying you are right
The basic idea is this. Sometimes you are wrong to say that you are right.
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