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:-

• Language learning deserves special mention. It is, bar none, the best thing you can do to hone clear thinking.

  ~ Timothy Ferriss quotes from The 4-Hour Workweek

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• When you realize that every stressful moment you experience is a gift that points you to your own freedom, life becomes very kind.

  ~ Byron Katie quotes from Loving What Is

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• Private Victory precedes Public Victory. Algebra comes before calculus.

  ~ Stephen R. Covey quotes from The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People

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• Rich people see every dollar as a “seed” that can be planted to earn a hundred more dollars, which can then be replanted to earn a thousand more dollars.

  ~ T. Harv Eker quotes from Secrets of the Millionaire Mind

  Inspirational Quotes on: Secret, Mind, People, Rich

• You must lay aside your greed; have no unworthy motive in your desire to become rich and powerful. It is legitimate and right to desire riches, if you want them for the sake of your soul, but not if you desire them for the lists of the flesh.

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

  Inspirational Quotes on: Desire, Power, Great, Soul, Greed, Rich

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