Motivational Quotes of the Day

Selected from Laura Moncur's Motivational Quotations - October 31, 2025
Derive happiness in oneself from a good day's work, from illuminating the fog that surrounds us.
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Henri Matisse (1869 - 1954)  
The truth that many people never understand, until it is too late, is that the more you try to avoid suffering the more you suffer because smaller and more insignificant things begin to torture you in proportion to your fear of being hurt.
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Thomas Merton (1915 - 1968)  
As scarce as truth is, the supply has always been in excess of the demand.
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Josh Billings (1818 - 1885), 'Affurisms from Josh Billings: His Sayings,' 1865  
I want freedom for the full expression of my personality.
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Mahatma Gandhi (1869 - 1948)  

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