Inspirational quotes.
Emerson instructed us to “Make your own Bible. Select and collect all the words and sentences that in all your reading have been to you like the blast of truimpth out of Shakespeare, Seneca, Moses, John and Paul.”
Following Emerson’s guidance, I offer some of my favorite blasts of triumph. You can search by topic or by teacher or you can just hit refresh and keep getting 5 new random quotes below:-
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Do not talk about your greatness; you are really, in essential nature, no great than those around you.
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The simple willingness to improvise is more vital, in the long run, than research.
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I am talking about the power within the self. This means power over your perceptions of the world, power over how you react to situations in your life, power to do what is necessary for your own self-growth, power to create joy and satisfaction in your life, power to act, and power to love.
~ Susan Jeffers quotes from Feel the Fear…And Do It Anyway
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Seeing is not believing. Believing is seeing! You see things, not as they are, but as you are.
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All truly wise thoughts have been thought already thousands of times; but to make them really ours we must think them over again honestly till they take root in our personal expression.
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