text_original: A literary man is no better than another, as far as my experience goes; and a man writing a book no better or no worse than one who keeps accounts in a ledger or follows any other oc  cupation. Let us, however, give him credit for the good, at least, which he is the means of 203 THE WORLD'S FAMOUS ORATIONS doing, as we give credit to a man with a million for the hundred which he puts into the plate at a charity sermon. He never misses them.
text_transcription: A LITERARY MAN IS NO BETTER THAN ANOTHER AS FAR AS MY EXPERIENCE GOES AND A MAN WRITING A BOOK NO BETTER OR NO WORSE THAN ONE WHO KEEPS ACCOUNTS IN A LEDGER OR FOLLOWS ANY OTHER OCCUPATION LET US HOWEVER GIVE HIM CREDIT FOR THE GOOD AT LEAST WHICH HE IS THE MEANS OF DOING AS WE GIVE CREDIT TO A MAN WITH A MILLION FOR THE HUNDRED WHICH HE PUTS INTO THE PLATE AT A CHARITY SERMON HE NEVER MISSES THEM
phonemes: ɐ lˈɪɾɚɹˌɛɹi mˈæn ɪz nˈoʊ bˈɛɾɚ ðɐn ɐnˈʌðɚ, æz fˈɑːɹ æz maɪ ɛkspˈiəɹɪəns ɡˈoʊz; ænd ɐ mˈæn ɹˈaɪɾɪŋ ɐ bˈʊk nˈoʊ bˈɛɾɚ ɔːɹ nˈoʊ wˈɜːs ðɐn wˈʌn hˌuː kˈiːps ɐkˈaʊnts ɪn ɐ lˈɛdʒɚ ɔːɹ fˈɑːloʊz ˌɛni ˈʌðɚɹ ˈɑːk kjuːpˈeɪʃən. lˈɛt ˌʌs, haʊˈɛvɚ, ɡˈɪv hˌɪm kɹˈɛdɪt fɚðə ɡˈʊd, æt lˈiːst, wˌɪtʃ hiː ɪz ðə mˈiːnz ʌv tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd θɹˈiː ðə wˈɜːldz fˈeɪməs ɔːɹˈeɪʃənz dˈuːɪŋ, æz wiː ɡˈɪv kɹˈɛdɪt tʊ ɐ mˈæn wɪð ɐ mˈɪliən fɚðə hˈʌndɹɪd wˌɪtʃ hiː pˌʊts ˌɪntʊ ðə plˈeɪt æɾə tʃˈæɹᵻɾi sˈɜːmən. hiː nˈɛvɚ mˈɪsɪz ðˌɛm.