| The Columbia World of Quotations. 1996. |
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| NUMBER: | 19807 |
| QUOTATION: | It is said, no man can write but one book; and if a man have a defect, it is apt to leave its impression on all his performances. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Ralph Waldo Emerson (18031882), U.S. essayist, poet, philosopher. Culture, The Conduct of Life (1860). |
| BIOGRAPHY: | Columbia Encyclopedia. |
| WORKS: | Emerson Collection. |
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| | | The Columbia World of Quotations. Copyright © 1996 Columbia University Press. |
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