Benjamin Franklin's Mistakes

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Benjamin Franklin Learning from Franklin’s Mistakes: Self-Interest Rightly Understood discussed the major “errata’s” that occurred throughout the course of his life. The mistakes in his life he ignored and they grew into bigger mistakes and developed into problems that kept him from obtaining his full potential in not only his writing but as well as his life. These errata’s Benjamin experienced demonstrates the understanding of self-interest through his experience of mistakes in his life.
The "erratas" in Benjamin Franklin life helped distinguish the concept between egoism and altruism. Franklin failed to realize true happiness comes from the good of others rather than one's self.

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