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:-

• This work somehow awakened my dormant powers of will and I began to practice self-control. At first my resolutions faded like snow in April, but in a little while I conquered my weakness and felt a pleasure I never knew before -- that of doing as I willed.

  ~ Nikola Tesla quotes from Autobiography

  Famous Quotes on: Autobiography, Solution, Act, New, Power, Work, Doing, Control, Practice, Weakness, Weak

• All infractions of love and equity in our social relations are speedily punished--by fear…be honest with a man and you have no fear. Try to deceive and the relationship deteriorates.

  ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson quotes from Compensation

  Motivational Quotes on: Action, Fear, Love, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Act, Emerson, Compensation, Relationship, Try

• That’s the beautiful thing, that’s the secret: to want what you get rather than trying to get what you want, because that seems like a never-ending battle, and a losing battle at that. We seem to always get what we need, though. So when we want what we get, it’s really like wanting what we need.

  ~ Zen Master Dennis Genpo Merzel quotes

• A clear and focused mind will last a lifetime. Getting your mind in shape is nothing less than the key to sustainable success in the world.

  ~ Russell Simmons quotes from Do You!

  Inspirational Quotes on: Focus, Success, Life, Mind, Sustainable

• yes is a world& in this world ofyes live(skilfully curled)all worlds

  ~ e.e. cummings quotes

  Motivational Quotes on: Attitude, Perception

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