Quote by Benjamin Franklin

I saw few die of hunger of eating, a hundred thousand.

I saw few die of hunger of eating, a hundred thousand.

Summary

This quote suggests an observation made by the speaker that they witnessed numerous people dying from overeating or indulging in excessiveness, while rarely coming across cases of people dying from hunger. The statement serves to emphasize the irony in a world where food is abundant, yet individuals perish from the consequences of indulgence rather than from deprivation. Overall, it draws attention to the imbalance of food distribution and highlights the issue of unhealthy consumption habits prevailing in society.

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