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

6310 Ralph Waldo Emerson 1803-1882 John Bartlett

 
NUMBER:6310
AUTHOR:Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)
QUOTATION:  I should as soon think of swimming across Charles River when I wish to go to Boston, as of reading all my books in originals when I have them rendered for me in my mother tongue.
ATTRIBUTION:Books.