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John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.

6277 Ralph Waldo Emerson 1803-1882 John Bartlett

 
NUMBER:6277
AUTHOR:Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)
QUOTATION:  The virtue in most request is conformity. Self-reliance is its aversion. It loves not realities and creators, but names and customs.
ATTRIBUTION:Essays. First Series. Self-Reliance.