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:-

  • When natural inclination develops into a passionate desire, one advances towards his goal in seven-league boots.

    ~ Nikola Tesla quotes from Autobiography

    Inspirational Quotes on: Desire, Autobiography, War, Passion

  • Those who eat too much or eat too little, who sleep too much or sleep too little, will not succeed in meditation. But those who are temperate in eating and sleeping, work and recreation, will come to the end of sorrow through meditation.

    ~ Krishna quotes

  • Independent of others and in concert with others, your main task in life is to do what you can best do and become what you can potentially be.

    ~ Erich Fromm quotes

    Self-Development Quotes on: Best, Life, Potential, Erich Fromm

  • I am looking for a lot of men who have an infinite capacity to not know what can't be done.

    ~ Henry Ford quotes

    Motivational Quotes on: Henry Ford

  • Don't be like the preacher who thought about praying while making love with his life and thought about love while praying.

    ~ Dan Millman quotes

    Motivational Quotes on: Love, Dan Millman, Yin, Life

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Quotes by Teachers

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