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By Benjamin Franklin
The rapid Progress true Science now makes, occasions my Regretting sometimes that I was born so soon. It is impossible to imagine the Height to which may be carried in a 1000 Years the Power of Man over Matter.
- Source
- Benjamin Franklin to Joseph Priestley, 8 February 1780, February 8, 1780 · The Papers of Benjamin Franklin, vol. 31, pp. 455-457
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- Founders Online, National Archives (The Papers of Benjamin Franklin)
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From a letter Benjamin Franklin wrote to the scientist Joseph Priestley from Passy on February 8, 1780. The line is often quoted as "born too soon"; the letter says "born so soon." The page prints "true" in italics.