Attributed to Ralph Waldo Emerson by Sarah B. Yule: If a man can write a better book, preach a better sermon, or make a better mousetrap than his neighbor, though he build

If a man can write a better book, preach a better sermon, or make a better mouse — Attributed to Ralph Waldo Emerson by Sarah B. Yule

If a man can write a better book, preach a better sermon, or 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.

Attributed to Ralph Waldo Emerson by Sarah B. Yule

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