Honesty

Honesty consists not in never stealing but in knowing where to stop in

stealing, and how to make good use of what one does steal. It is only

great proprietors who can steal well and wisely. A good stealer, a good

user of what he takes, is _ipso facto_ a good inventor. Two men can

invent after a fashion to one who knows how to make the best use of what

has been done already.

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