Thanks Anu. Beautiful explanation.
On 10/7/08, anurag barthwal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Mariappan, > > What you inquired about, is a quote by Benjamin Franklin : > > 'Who is rich? He that is content. Who is that? Nobody.' > - Benjamin Franklin > [US author, diplomat, inventor, physicist, politician, & printer (1706 > - 1790)] > > Here, 'that' has been used in the same way as 'who'. > > So, the text can be rewritten as : > > Question : Who is rich? > Answer : He, who is content. > > Question : Who is 'he'? > Answer :Nobody. > > Similarly, the second sentence is a saying or proverb : > "They that touch pitch will be defiled." > OR > "You cannot touch pitch and not be defiled." > > The sentence can be again rewritten as : > > "They, who touches pitch, would be defiled." > > Which means : > *There is Danger every Way in Ill company, > *OR* > We are influenced by our immediate surroundings and the company we keep. > *OR* > A person would gain the habits if he is with bad guys, and vice versa.* > > thanks and regards > anu > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "English Learner's Cafe" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/english_learners?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
