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:-

• Many persons have a wrong idea of what constitutes true happiness. It is not attained through self-gratification but through fidelity to a worthy purpose.

  ~ Helen Keller quotes

  Self-Development Quotes on: Wisdom, Happiness

• Your purpose is to act on the resources God gives you. If God gives you a bucket of fish, you have to distribute those fish. If you don't, they're going to rot, attract a bunch of flies, and start stinking up your soul.

  ~ Russell Simmons quotes from Do You!

  Motivational Quotes on: God, Purpose, Act, Soul, Lies, Give

• What your heart thinks is great, is great. The soul's emphasis is always right.

  ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson quotes from Spiritual Laws

  Motivational Quotes on: Think, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Emerson, Heart, Great, Soul, Spiritual, Spirit

• Greatness once and forever has down with opinion.

  ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson quotes from Heroism

  Motivational Quotes on: Greatness, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Emerson, Great, Hero

• Talk does not cook rice.

  ~ Chinese Proverb quotes

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