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

6294 Ralph Waldo Emerson 1803-1882 John Bartlett

 
NUMBER:6294
AUTHOR:Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)
QUOTATION:  And with Cæsar to take in his hand the army, the empire, and Cleopatra, and say, “All these will I relinquish if you will show me the fountain of the Nile.”
ATTRIBUTION:Essays. First Series. New England Reformers.