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:-

• There is no more miserable human being than one in whom nothing is habitual but indecision.

  ~ William James quotes

  Famous Quotes on: William James, Habit, Decision

• As the physically weak man can make himself strong by careful and patient training, so the man of weak thoughts can make them strong by exercising himself in right thinking.

  ~ James Allen quotes from As a Man Thinketh

  Famous Quotes on: Attitude, Thoughts, Strong, Weak

• Do you want to be safe and good, or do you want to take a chance and be great?

  ~ Jimmy Johnson quotes

  Motivational Quotes on: Good, Great

• Be like the bird, who, feeling the branch break beneath him sings, knowing that he has wings.

  ~ Victor Hugo quotes

  Self-Development Quotes on: Sin, Victor Hugo, Win

• Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.

  ~ John Wooden quotes

  Motivational Quotes on: Confidence

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