August Wilhelm von Schlegel Quotes

Authorship is, according to the spirit in which it is pursued, an infamy, a pastime, a day-labor, a handicraft, an art, a science, a virtue.

August Wilhelm von Schlegel

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• Authorship is, according to the spirit in which it is pursued, an infamy, a pastime, a day-labor, a handicraft, an art, a science, a virtue.

  

  August Wilhelm von Schlegel
  • Virtue
  • Authorship
  • Infamy