Hitch your wagon to a star
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Hitch your wagon to a star, if you will, but always stand ready to throw the harness on the mules, also.
From Oklahoma Sunshine by Freeman E. (Freeman Edwin) Miller
"Hitch your wagon to a star," says Emerson; "do not lie and steal: no god will help."
From Confessions and Criticisms by Julian Hawthorne
This is what Emerson meant when he said: "Hitch your wagon to a star."
From Washington's Birthday by Robert Haven Schauffler
His startling piece of advice, "Hitch your wagon to a star," is typical of the man, as combining the most unlike and widely separate qualities.
From Birds and Poets : with Other Papers by John Burroughs
The homely yet soaring idealism of the true American will always answer to the word, "Hitch your wagon to a star."
From The Negro and the Nation A History of American Slavery and Enfranchisement by George Spring Merriam
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