Question

Read the aphorism. Love your neighbor; yet don’t pull down your hedge. What is the important idea in this aphorism from Benjamin Franklin’s Poor Richard’s Almanack? Give assistance to your neighbors, no matter what the cost. Pretend to give openly to others but hide your wealth. Give what you have to others, especially to your neighbors. Be good to others, but maintain some boundaries.

Answer 1

Be good to others, but maintain some boundaries.

Answer 2

Read the aphorism. Love your neighbor; yet don’t pull down your hedge.

What is the important idea in this aphorism from Benjamin Franklin’s Poor Richard’s Almanack?

 

Pretend to give openly to others but hide your wealth.

 

Be good to others, but maintain some boundaries.

 

Give assistance to your neighbors, no matter what the cost.

 

Give what you have to others, especially to your neighbors.