Please help me find the original quote that this anecdote was taken from. It was given to me in another language and I translated it back into English. I prefer to have the original quote. I couldn't find it online.
When Britain and its colonies switched from the Julian to the Gregorian calendar in 1752, Benjamin Franklin, who was then 46, didn't think about losing 10 days. He looked on the bright side, and advised his readers to do the same. He gave the following advice to readers of his newspaper, Poor Richard's Almanac: Do not to look upon the loss of 10 days with wonder or scorn. Do not regret the removal of 10 days from the calendar. All those who love sleep can console themselves by thinking about how wonderful it will be to go to bed on the second of the month and to sleep until the morning of the 14th.
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[nq:1]Please help me find the original quote that this anecdote was taken from. It was given to me in another ... [/nq] You're the one who asked us three months ago didn't you get our replies?
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[nq:1]Please help me find the original quote that this anecdote was taken from. It was given to me in another ... be to go to bed on the second of the month and to sleep until the morning of the 14th.[/nq] You're the one who asked us three months ago didn't you get our replies? Our searcher extraordinaire Ben Zimmer found this: