 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
 | Frank Andrews Fall - 1914 - 106 pages
...Wadhams' Mills, is a good example of the kind of human stuff Emerson had in mind when he wrote : " 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. ' ' This man Swan spends... | |
 | 1912 - 446 pages
...office, except in so far as strangers are concerned, it makes very little difference where it is located. "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." He may have his office... | |
 | Edward Conant - 1915 - 500 pages
...Long may Vermont abide, Her children's love and pride, And every mountain-side Her praise prolong. "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 ^S».^ OF'... | |
 | Kary Cadmus Davis - 1915 - 92 pages
...Bacteria in Relation to Country Life Lipman. Soils of the United States Bulletin 96, US Bureau of Soils. " 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 track to his door." , Gmdfe- . EXERCISE... | |
 | Oscar William Coursey - 1915 - 258 pages
...replaced: litigants had At Thirty I found out where he was; and in the language of the philosopher: "If a man can write a better book, preach a better...sermon or make a better mouse-trap, than his neighbor, even though he build his house in the wilderness, the world will soon make a beaten path to his door."... | |
 | 1918 - 650 pages
...communities. We have been too quick to believe that beautiful but half true statement of Emerson's: "If a man can write a better book, preach a better sermon or make a better mouse trap than his neighbor, though he builds his house in the woods, the world will make a beaten... | |
 | Michigan. Office of Dairy and Food Commissioner - 1915 - 464 pages
...party. Nine times out of ten the cause of poor butter is the result of poor milk or cream. BY HD WENDT. 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... | |
 | William Henry Maxwell - 1915 - 184 pages
...no honey ; no work, no money." " The horse must go to the manger, and not the manger to the horse." "If a man can write a better book, preach a better sermon, or make a mousetrap better than his neighbor, though he build his house in the woods, the world will make a beaten... | |
 | 1915 - 1070 pages
...better book, preach a better sermon, make a better mouse trap than his neighbor — even though he build his house in the woods, the world will make a beaten path to his door." Opal Whiteley has spent much of her life in the big woods and lumber camps tributary to Cottage Grove,... | |
 | Orison Swett Marden - 1916 - 562 pages
..."If you make a good pin, you will earn more money than if you make a bad steam engine." Emerson said, "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 path to his door." There is no secret in doing... | |
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