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Henry David Thoreau, Walden Quotes: Genius is not a retainer to any emperor, or is its material silver, or gold, or marble, except to a trifling extent.
         

Genius is not a retainer to any emperor, or is its material silver, or gold, or marble, except to a trifling extent.


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Genius is not a retainer to any emperor, or is its material silver, or gold, or marble, except to a trifling extent.
         



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