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.


The Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson: Comprising His Essays, Lectures, Poems, and Orations... (ed. 1882)


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.

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.

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.

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.