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:-

• THE TRUTH IS THAT YOU REALLY ARE IN CONTROL—IN TOTAL CONTROL.

  ~ Susan Jeffers quotes from Feel the Fear…And Do It Anyway

  Famous Quotes on: Fear, Truth, Control, Feel

• I have never let my schooling interfere with my education.

  ~ Mark Twain quotes

  Famous Quotes on: Mark Twain, Education

• I also have in mind that seemingly wealthy, but most terribly impoverished class of all, who have accumulated dross, but know not how to use it, or get rid of it, and thus have forged their own golden or silver fetters.

  ~ Henry David Thoreau quotes

  Motivational Quotes on: Henry David Thoreau, Mind, Gold, Thoreau, Now

• "Oh, Little Blue Engine," cried the dolls and toys. "Will you pull us over the mountain? Our engine has broken down and the boys and girls on the other side won't have any toys to play with or good food to eat, unless you help us. Please, please, let us, Little Blue Engine." "I'm not very big," said the Little Blue Engine. "They use me only for switching trains in the yard. I have never been over the mountains." ... Puff, puff, chug, chug, went the Little Blue Engine. "I think I can--I think I can--I think can--I think can--I think I can--I think can--I think can--I think I can--I think can--I think can."

  ~ Ray Bradbury quotes

  Self-Development Quotes on: Think, Good

• Let nothing be done in your life, which will cause you fear if it becomes known to your neighbor.

  ~ Epicurus quotes

  Inspirational Quotes on: Action, Excellence | Areté, Life, Fear

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