Motivational Quotes of the Day

Selected from Laura Moncur's Motivational Quotations - September 14, 2019
When the habitually even-tempered suddenly fly into a passion, that explosion is apt to be more impressive than the outburst of the most violent amongst us.
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Margery Allingham, Death of a Ghost, 1934  
Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.
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Thomas A. Edison (1847 - 1931)  
Rich gifts wax poor when givers prove unkind.
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William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616), Hamlet, 1600  
People have a hard time letting go of their suffering. Out of a fear of the unknown, they prefer suffering that is familiar.
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Thich Nhat Hanh  

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