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WIST Quotations

A quotation from Emerson

Every man is a consumer, and ought to be a producer. He fails to make his place good in the world, unless he not only pays his debt, but also adds something to the common wealth.

Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882) American essayist, lecturer, poet
Essay (1860), “Wealth,” The Conduct of Life, ch. 3

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WIST Quotations · Essay (1860), "Wealth," The Conduct of Life, ch. 3 - Emerson, Ralph Waldo | WIST QuotationsEvery man is a consumer, and ought to be a producer. He fails to make his place good in the world, unless he not only pays his debt, but also adds something to the common wealth. Based on a course of lectures, "The Conduct of Life," delivered in Pittsburg (1851-03).
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