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" It has come to be practically a sort of rule in literature, that a man, having once shown himself capable of original writing, is entitled thenceforth to steal from the writings of others at discretion. Thought is the property of him who can entertain... "
American Anthropologist - Page 121
1893
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Complete Works

Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1899 - 286 pages
...entitled thenceforth to steal from the writings of others at discretion. Thought is the proper, ty of him who can entertain it and of him who can adequately...learned what to do with them they become our own. Thus all originality is relative. Every thinker is retrospective. The learned member of the legisla*...
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Portraits and Principles of the World's Great Men and Women with Practical ...

William C. King - 1900 - 680 pages
...one of the most valuable forms of property, since it makes possible the greatest achievements. Yet " thought is the property of him who can entertain it, and of him who can adequately place it." Applied thought accomplishes far more than years of labor. As the thought-bulk of the world becomes...
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The Age of Chaucer (1346-1400)

Frederick John Snell - 1901 - 302 pages
...of original writing, is •entitled thenceforth to steal from the writings of others at discretion. Thought is the property of him who can entertain it,...learned what to do with them, they become our own.' In his discourse at the unveiling of the Chaucer window at Southwark Church, Mr. Alfred Austin seemed...
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Thoughts

Jessie K. Freeman, Ladies of Fabiola Hospital Association, Fabiola hospital association, Oakland, Calif - 1901 - 196 pages
...any experience as too hard, we have made a decided step in wise adjustment to life. —HW Dresser. A certain awkwardness marks the use of borrowed thoughts,...learned what to do with them, they become our own. —Emerson. The choir invisible ! Who are members of it, if not all those who in any way are doing...
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Familiar Quotations: A Collection of Passages, Phrases, and Proverbs Traced ...

1903 - 1186 pages
...that snch as are in the institution wish to get out, and snch as are out wish to get in ? 1 Montaigne. Thought is the property of him who can entertain it, and of him who can adequately place it. Shaketpeare, 1 See Davies, page 176. The hearing ear is always found close to the speaking tongue....
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The Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson: Representative men

Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1903 - 396 pages
...capable of original writing, is entitled thenceforth to steal from the writings of others at discretion. Thought is the property of him who can entertain it...learned what to do with them they become our own. Thus all originality is relative. Every thinker is retrospective. The learned member of the legislature,...
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The Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson, Volume 4

Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1903 - 428 pages
...capable of original writing, is entitled thenceforth to steal from the writings of others at discretion. Thought is the property of him who can entertain it...learned what to do with them they become our own. Thus all originality is relative. Every thinker is retrospective. The learned member of the legislature,...
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The Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson: Representative men

Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1903 - 428 pages
...capable of original writing, is entitled thenceforth to steal from the writings of others at discretion. Thought is the property of him who can entertain it...awkwardness marks the use of borrowed thoughts ; but as soqn as we have learned what to do with them they become our own. Thus all originalityusrelative. Every...
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The Complete Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson: Representative men

Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1903 - 392 pages
...of original writing, is entitled thenceforth to steal from the writings of others at discretion. ; Thought is the property of him who can entertain it and of him who can adequately place it. j A certain awkwardness marks the use of borrowed thoughts ; but as soon as we have learned what to...
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Familiar Quotations: A Collection of Passages, Phrases, and Proverbs Traced ...

John Bartlett - 1903 - 1188 pages
...such as are in the institution wish to get out, and such as are out wish to get in ? * MtmtaigMThought is the property of him who can entertain it, and of him who can adequately place it. The hearing ear is always found close to the speaking tongue. English Traits. Race. I find the Englishman...
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