John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
6328 Ralph Waldo Emerson 1803-1882 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 6328 |
| AUTHOR: | Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882) |
| QUOTATION: | When Shakespeare is charged with debts to his authors, Landor replies, “Yet he was more original than his originals. He breathed upon dead bodies and brought them into life.” |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Letters and Social Aims. Quotation and Originality. |