 If a man can write a better book, preach a better sermon, or make a better mousetrap than his neighbor, though he builds his house in the woods, the world will make a beaten path to his door.  Saint Jospeh Medical Herald - Page 481913Full view - About this book
 | Gustavus Sylvester Kimball - 1905 - 160 pages
...a better book. preach a better sermon or make a better mousetrap than his neighbor, though he build his house in the woods, the world will make a beaten path to his door."—Emerson. ae ces' si ble, capable of being reached or entered. ag' gran dize, to make great... | |
 | William Sumner Harwood - 1905 - 494 pages
...a man, but which any man who makes a new flower may some day be able to take to himself: "If a man write a better book, preach a better sermon or make a better mouse -trap than his neighbor, though he build his home in the wilderness, the world will make a beaten... | |
 | William Sumner Harwood - 1905 - 496 pages
...a man, but which any man who makes a new flower may some day be able to take to himself: "If a man write a better book, preach a better sermon or make a better mouse -trap than his neighbor, though he build his home in the wilderness, the world will make a beaten... | |
 | 1907 - 330 pages
...Of all things by which mankind are cursed, Their own bad tempers surely are the worst. CUMBERLAND. If a man can write a better book, preach a better...make a better mousetrap than his neighbor, though he build his house in the woods, the world will make a beaten path to his door. EMERSON. What is it that... | |
 | 1907 - 880 pages
...better book, preach a belter sermon, or make a better mouse-trap than n|s neighbor, though he build his house in the woods. the world will make a beaten path to his door. RALPH WALDO EMERSON. BERI BERI AS SEEN IN ' SLAM AND THE MALAY PENINSULA. BY CHARLES S. BRADDOCK, JR., Pn.G., MD Haddonfield,... | |
 | 1913 - 558 pages
...idea of competition or opposition. Its object is national, not local. And we believe with Emerson, "If a man can write a better book, preach a better sermon, or make a better mouse trap than his neighbor, though he build his house in the woods, the world will make a beaten... | |
 | 1907 - 670 pages
...often met with, even by local men, against the prestige of our leading men, is unjust and untrue. w. GB "If a man can write a better book, preach a better sermon, or make л better mouse-trap than his neighbor, though he build his house in the woods, the world will make... | |
 | 1905 - 676 pages
...LATITUDE IN EXPOSURE PERFECT GRADATION Emerson's statement that " If a man can write a better book, or preach a better sermon, or make a better mousetrap, than his neighbor, though he build his house in the woods, the world will make a beaten path to his door," is fully substantiated... | |
 | 1907 - 68 pages
...whole, his routine work but narrows him and makes him an automaton. — //. .S1. Person. If a man on write a better book, preach a better sermon, or make a better mouie trapthaa hi» neighbor, though be build his house in the woods the world will make a beaten path... | |
 | Annie Fellows Johnston - 1908 - 364 pages
...you are as great in one way as Emerson. You've hit on one of his ideas all by yourself. He said, ' If a man can write a better book, preach a better sermon or make a better mouse-trap than his neighbours, though he build his house in the woods, the world will make a beaten track to his door.'... | |
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