 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 1211893Full view - About this book
 | Bruce Bohle - 1967 - 538 pages
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 | Derek Brewer - 1978 - 538 pages
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 | Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1983 - 1196 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,... | |
 | Harold Bloom - 1985 - 544 pages
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