Read the aphorism. write injuries in dust, benefits in marble. what important idea does this aphorism from benjamin franklin's poor richard's almanack convey?

Aphorisms are short statements about a principle, and are often passed down orally.

Benjamin Franklin meant that one must remember the good things, and quickly forget the harm. Dust gets blown away eventually but marble is known to be durable.

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explanation:

because they .

the purpose of the heading in the passage is to identify who is telling the story.

this excerpt is part of the book sugar changed the world (2010) written by marc aronson and marina budhos. as the book has been written by two people, the heading "marc" indicates that this specific excerpt is being narrated by aronson. in the fragment, marc describes his grandfather's story after hearing it from his cousin. however, there are other excerpts where budhos is the one that tells the story of her family.

aronson and budhos, who are husband and wife in real life, decided to write sugar changed the world when they found out how sugar, which had an important role in slavery and economy, changed their ancestors' lives.