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Selected from Laura Moncur's Motivational Quotations - March 17, 2012

Do not judge men by mere appearances; for the light laughter that bubbles on the lip often mantles over the depths of sadness, and the serious look may be the sober veil that covers a divine peace and joy.: Edward Chapin
Before we set our hearts too much upon anything, let us examine how happy those are who already possess it.: Francois de La Rochefoucauld (1613 - 1680)
Passion kept one fully in the present, so that time became a series of mutually exclusive 'nows.': Sue Halpern, O Magazine, September 2003
The only people who can change the world are people who want to. And not everybody does.: Hugh Macleod, How To Be Creative: 17. Merit can be bought. Passion can't. , 08-22-04

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