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Selected from Laura Moncur's Motivational Quotations - July 31, 2014

It is necessary to try to surpass oneself always; this occupation ought to last as long as life.: Queen Christina (1626 - 1689), of Sweden
The inner fire is the most important thing mankind possesses.: Edith Sodergran
I have found that it don't really matter if you're brought up fine or rough, but that it helps to have someone to spill your sorrows to.: Erica Eisdorfer, The Wet Nurse's Tale, 2009
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Bear in mind that you should conduct yourself in life as at a feast.: Epictetus (55 AD - 135 AD)
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