Motivational Quotes of the Day

Selected from Laura Moncur's Motivational Quotations - March 08, 2026
We don't know who we are until we see what we can do.
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Martha Grimes  
The great French Marshall Lyautey once asked his gardener to plant a tree. The gardener objected that the tree was slow growing and would not reach maturity for 100 years. The Marshall replied, 'In that case, there is no time to lose; plant it this afternoon!'
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John F. Kennedy (1917 - 1963)  
You are young, my son, and, as the years go by, time will change and even reverse many of your present opinions. Refrain therefore awhile from setting yourself up as a judge of the highest matters.
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Plato (427 BC - 347 BC), Dialogues, Theatetus  
Experience is a good teacher, but she sends in terrific bills.
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Minna Thomas Antrim  

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