Ralph Waldo Emerson, "Quotation and Originality," Letters and Social Aims, 1876's Quote - We are as much informed of a writer’s genius by what he selects as

We are as much informed of a writer’s genius by what he selects as by what he originates. – Ralph Waldo Emerson, “Quotation and Originality,” Letters and Social Aims, 1876

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