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:-

• Spare yourself from seeking love, approval, or appreciation—from anyone. And watch what happens in reality, just for fun.

  ~ Byron Katie quotes from Loving What Is

  Motivational Quotes on: Appreciation, Love, Katie

• Most of us do not “sculpt” our lives. We accept what comes our way…then we gripe about it.

  ~ Susan Jeffers quotes from Feel the Fear…And Do It Anyway

  Self-Development Quotes on: Fear, Live, Accept, Feel

• One of the symptoms of an approaching nervous breakdown is the belief that one's work is terribly important.

  ~ Bertrand Russell quotes

  Inspirational Quotes on: Belief, Work, Break

• When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left and could say, "I used everything you gave me."

  ~ Erma Bombeck quotes

  Famous Quotes on: God, Sin, Life, Talent

• Life affords no higher pleasure than that of surmounting difficulties, passing from one step of success to another, forming new wishes and seeing them gratified.

  ~ Dr. Samuel Johnson quotes

  Self-Development Quotes on: Success, Sin, Samuel Johnson, New, Life

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