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Selected from Laura Moncur's Motivational Quotations - June 20, 2026

Be wiser than other people, if you can, but do not tell them so.: Lord Chesterfield (1694 - 1773)
I believe in an open mind, but not so open that your brains fall out.: Arthur Hays Sulzberger
Many people weigh the guilt they will feel against the pleasure of the forbidden action they want to take.: Peter McWilliams, Life 101
Put your whole self into it, and you will find your true voice. Hold back and you won't. It's that simple.: Hugh Macleod, How To Be Creative: 25. You have to find your own schtick., 08-22-04

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