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Selected from Laura Moncur's Motivational Quotations - October 22, 2026
Charm and nothing but charm at last grows a little tiresome. It's a relief then to deal with a man who isn't quite so delightful but a little more sincere.
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W. Somerset Maugham (1874 - 1965), The Painted Veil, 1925  
Don't bother just to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors. Try to be better than yourself.
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William Faulkner (1897 - 1962)  
The only gift is a portion of thyself.
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Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803 - 1882)  
Maybe it's what's inside that counts, but being told you look good feels good!
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Takayuki Ikkaku, Arisa Hosaka and Toshihiro Kawabata, Animal Crossing: Wild World, 2005  
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