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Selected from Laura Moncur's Motivational Quotations - September 07, 2026

Mid pleasures and palaces though we may roam, Be it ever so humble, there's no place like home.: John Howard Payne (1791 - 1852)
Many people despise wealth, but few know how to give it away.: Francois de La Rochefoucauld (1613 - 1680)
I have not yet met with a sorrow that could not be borne, nor with one who's passing did not leave me stronger.: Kathryn L. Nelson, Pemberley Manor, 2006
I have seen a peaceful expression turn to anger as fast as a whip cracks, and so the look on the face might mean less than what it seems to be.: Erica Eisdorfer, The Wet Nurse's Tale, 2009

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