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:-

• Every evil to which we do not succumb is a benefactor.

  ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson quotes from Compensation

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• Yes, there are times when the gold medal only goes to the winner. But not in the race of life, where the winners are those who are superior not to others but to their former selves.

  ~ Robert Cooper quotes from The Other 90%: How to Unlock Your Vast Untapped Potential for Leadership & Life

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• The things that are essential are acquired with little bother; it is the luxuries that call for toil and effort.

  ~ Seneca quotes from Letters from a Stoic

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• It is against the law to permit weak people to steal your strength. Never permit it.

  ~ Vernon Howard quotes from The Power of Your Supermind

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• I know some people say "Keep your eyes on the prize," but I disagree. When your eyes are stuck on the prize, you're going to keep stumbling and crashing into things. If you really want to get ahead, you've got to keep your eyes focused on the path.

  ~ Russell Simmons quotes from Do You!

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