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:-

• Do every common act as a god should do it; speak every word as a god should speak it.

  ~ Wallace D. Wattles quotes from The Science of Being Great

  Self-Development Quotes on: God, Act, Great

• The real people nation have for centuries had the practice at birth of speaking the same first phrase to all newborns. Each person hears the same exact first human words: “We love you and support you on the journey.” At their final celebration, everyone hugs them and repeats the phrase again.

  ~ Marlo Morgan quotes from Mutant Message from Down Under

  Famous Quotes on: Love, Ras, Act, New, Journey, Practice, People, Support

• Ordinary people, even weak people, can do extraordinary things through temporary courage generated by a situation. But the person of character does not need the situation to generate his courage. It is a part of his being and a standard approach to all life's challenges.

  ~ Michael S. Josephson quotes

  Self-Development Quotes on: Wisdom, Character, Life, People, Weak, Extraordinary

• Pour the bulk of your time into action, not deciding. The state of indecision is a major time waster. Don't spend more than 60 seconds in that state if you can avoid it. Make a firm, immediate decision, and move from uncertainty to certainty to action. Let the world tell you when you're wrong, and you'll soon build enough experience to make accurate, intelligent decisions.

  ~ Steve Pavlina quotes

  Famous Quotes on: Action, Experience, Act, Decisions, Waste, Decision

• To be conscious that you are ignorant of the facts is a great step in knowledge.

  ~ Benjamin Disraeli quotes

  Motivational Quotes on: Wisdom, Learn, Knowledge

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