Quote by John Burroughs
For anything worth having one must pay the price; and the price is

For anything worth having one must pay the price; and the price is always work, patience, love, self-sacrifice — no paper currency, no promises to pay, but the gold of real service. – John Burroughs

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I always feel at home where the sugar maple grows…. glorious in autumn, a fountain of coolness in summer, sugar in its veins, gold in its foliage, warmth in its fibers, and health in it the year round. – John Burroughs

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The lure of the distant and the difficult is deceptive. The great opportunity is where you are. – John Burroughs

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Travel and society polish one, but a rolling stone gathers no moss, and a little moss is a good thing on a man. – John Burroughs

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Promises are the uniquely human way of ordering the future. – Hannah Arendt

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Eggs and oaths are easily broken. – Danish Proverb

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Promise little and do much. – Hebrew Proverb

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Promise only what you can deliver. Then deliver more than you promise. – Author Unknown

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