Henry Adams quote: The difference is slight, to the influence of an author, whether he is read by five hundred readers, or by ...

The difference is slight, to the influence of an author, whether he is read by five hundred readers, or by five hundred thousand; if he can select the five hundred, he reaches the five hundred thousand.

~ Henry Adams ~

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