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Selected from Laura Moncur's Motivational Quotations - August 18, 2026

Say not, when I have leisure I will study; you may not have leisure.: The Mishnah
There is surely a piece of divinity in us, something that was before the elements, and owes no homage unto the sun.: Sir Thomas Browne (1605 - 1682), 1642
It is an interesting question how far men would retain their relative rank if they were divested of their clothes.: Henry David Thoreau (1817 - 1862), Walden, 1854
Half the money I spend on advertising is wasted; the trouble is I don't know which half.: John Wanamaker (1838 - 1922), (attributed)
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