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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A man can fail many times, but he isnt a failure until he begins to blame somebody else. – John Burroughs

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A man can get discouraged many times but he is not a failure until he begins to blame somebody else and stops trying. – John Burroughs

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Politicians are the same all over. They promise to build bridges even when there are no rivers. – Nikita Khrushchev

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A prince never lacks legitimate reasons to break his promise. – Niccolò Machiavelli

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Promises

All promise outruns performance. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

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As a human being, the best eulogy I can reasonably hope for is “He made his promises sincerely and broke them regretfully.” – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com

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I will go to the next election saying to Australians, vote for me, vote for the Liberal Party, and I will become your PM. So Im offering myself as the alternative PM – thats one way people describe the Leader of the Opposition – but Im not in politics for myself to realize a personal ambition. – Malcolm Turnbull

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Experience teaches us to be most on our guard to protect liberty when the governments purposes are beneficent. – Louis D. Brandeis

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It is no use saying, We are doing our best. You have got to succeed in doing what is necessary. – Winston Churchill

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I used to get criticized for putting food in novels. – Jim Harrison

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