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

6308 Ralph Waldo Emerson 1803-1882 John Bartlett

 
NUMBER:6308
AUTHOR:Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)
QUOTATION:  Raphael paints wisdom, Handel sings it, Phidias carves it, Shakespeare writes it, Wren builds it, Columbus sails it, Luther preaches it, Washington arms it, Watt mechanizes it.
ATTRIBUTION:Society and Solitude. Art.