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I have heard, that nothing gives an author so great pleasure, as to find his works respectfully quoted by others.
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gutenberg.orgBenjamin Franklin: “I have heard, that nothing gives an author so great pleasure, as to find his works respectfully quoted by others.”
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Franklin expresses the joy authors feel when their work is quoted by others, highlighting the value of recognition.
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