Hitch your wagon to a star
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"Hitch your wagon to a star," said Emerson.
From Edison, His Life and Inventions by Dyer, Frank Lewis
"Hitch your wagon to a star," says Emerson; "do not lie and steal: no god will help."
From Confessions and Criticisms by Hawthorne, Julian
While we are turning the pages, we see this sentence:— "Hitch your wagon to a star," and we decide to read Civilization.
From History of American Literature by Halleck, Reuben Post
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 Merriam, George Spring
Hitch your wagon to a star; but begin by making a few dollars more a year than you spend.
From Adventures in Contentment by Grayson, David
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