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Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Common sense is genius dressed in its working clothes.”

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American essayist, poet, and philosopher. Born on May 25, 1803, and died on April 27, 1882. Known for his transcendentalist philosophy, his works have had a profound impact on literature and the intellectual world. more

“That is an editor. He is trying to think of a word. He props his feet on a chair, which is the editor's way; then he can think better. I do not care much for this one; his ears are not alike; still, editor suggests the sound of Edward, and he will do. I could make him better if I had a model, but I made this one from memory. But is no particular matter; they all look alike, anyway. They are conceited and troublesome, and don't pay enough.”

Ifs Thinking Way Trying Looks Made Stills Matter Enough Care Sound Memories Pay Feet Particular Models Ears Chairs Editors Props Troublesome Conceited

Book:Mark Twain's Essays: Top Essays

Source: Mark Twain's Essays: Top Essays

“Another editor. That thing behind his ear is his pencil. Whenever he finds a bright thing in your manuscript he strikes it out with that. That does him good, and makes him smile and show his teeth, the way he is doing in the picture. This one has just been striking out a smart thing, and now he is sitting there with his thumbs in his vest-holes, gloating. They are full of envy and malice, editors are.”

Way Doe Shows Behinds Smart Sitting Ears Envy Strikes Holes Teeth Right Thing Editors Pencils Thumbs Malice Manuscripts Vests Gloating Striking Out

Book:What Is Man? (Annotated Edition)

Source: What Is Man? (Annotated Edition)

“This editor is a critic. He has pulled out his carving-knife and his tomahawk and is starting after a book which he is going to have for breakfast.”

Book Critics Starting Breakfast Editors Knives Carving

Book:What Is Man? And Other Essays

Source: What Is Man? And Other Essays

“That is a society editor, sitting there elegantly dressed, with his legs crossed in that indolent way, observing the clothes the ladies wear, so that he can describe them for his paper and make them out finer than they are and get bribes for it and become wealthy.”

Way Paper Clothes Sitting Legs Wealthy Editors Observing Bribe

Book:Delphi Complete Works of Mark Twain (Illustrated)

Source: Delphi Complete Works of Mark Twain (Illustrated)

“I am not the editor of a newspaper and shall always try to do right and be good so that God will not make me one.”

Trying Be Good Newspapers Gods Will Editors Newspaper Editors

Book:Mark Twain at Your Fingertips: A Book of Quotations

Source: Mark Twain at Your Fingertips: A Book of Quotations

“In Austria an editor who can write well is valuable, but he is not likely to remain so unless he can handle a sabre with charm.”

Writing Wells Valuable Handle Charm Editors Austria

Book:Delphi Complete Works of Mark Twain (Illustrated)

Source: Delphi Complete Works of Mark Twain (Illustrated)

“I hate editors, for they make me abandon a lot of perfectly good English words.”

Hate I Hate Abandon Editors Perfectly Good English Words

Author:Mark Twain

“I trust it will not be giving away professional secrets to say that many readers would be surprised, perhaps shocked, at the questions which some newspaper editors will put to a defenseless woman under the guise of flattery.”

Giving Would Be Literature Secret Reader Newspapers Editors Shocked Flattery Guise Defenseless Newspaper Editors

Author:Kate Chopin

“When in doubt, delete it.”

Doubt Editors When In Doubt

Author:Phil Crosby

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