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The commerce of intellect loves distant shores. The small retail dealer trades only with his neighbor; when the great merchant trades, he links the four quarters of the globe.

The commerce of intellect loves distant shores. The small retail dealer trades only with his neighbor; when the great merchant trades, he links the four quarters of the globe.

Approximate author period: c. 1839 AD · industrial

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Author or tradition
Edward Bulwer Lytton
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Approximate author period: c. 1839 AD · industrial
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Recorded source
Pearls of Thought (1881) (1881 AD)

Page 135 · printed citation: Bulwer-Lytton · subject: Intellect

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