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

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Each morning I gaze at the eastern horizon, and if the sun keeps its promise, I keep mine. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com

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Promise is most given when the least is said. – George Chapman

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It is better to run the risk of being considered indecisive, better to be uncertain and not promise, than to promise and not fulfill. – Oswald Chambers

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We must not promise what we ought not, lest we be called on to perform what we cannot. – Abraham Lincoln

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