Motivational Quotes of the Day

Selected from Laura Moncur's Motivational Quotations - September 26, 2014
It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words, but a great deal in a few.
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Pythagoras (582 BC - 507 BC)  
Enjoyment is not a goal, it is a feeling that accompanies important ongoing activity.
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Paul Goodman (1911 - 1972)  
When you meet your antagonist, do everything in a mild and agreeable manner. Let your courage be as keen, but at the same time as polished, as your sword.
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Richard Brinsley Sheridan (1751 - 1816)  
We feel in one world, we think and name in another. Between the two we can set up a system of references, but we cannot fill in the gap.
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Marcel Proust (1871 - 1922)  

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