 Next to the originator of a good sentence is the first quoter of it. Many will read the book before one thinks of quoting a passage. As soon as he has done this, that line will be quoted east and west.  The North American Review - Page 554edited by - 1868Full view - About this book
 | 1895 - 738 pages
...stayers for utility; and might have been patented,—but were not. No use of regretting. Emerson says—" Next to the originator of a good sentence is the first quoter of it." The trade can easily apply the moral. * * * CHARLES H. MCCLELLAN does his business from Troy. He has... | |
 | 1905 - 732 pages
...dormitory of the soul, side by side with the most despised and exploded errors. — ST Coleridge. 17. Next to the originator of a good sentence is the first quoter of it. — Emerson. 18. Toil is never slavish when it is animated by a glorious purpose. (Compare this saying... | |
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