Inspirational quotes.
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:-
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I try to learn from the past, but I plan for the future by focusing exclusively on the present. That's where the fun is.
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The purpose of life is not to win. The purpose of life is to grow and to share. When you come to look back on al that you have done in life, you will get more satisfaction from the pleasure you have brought into other people's lives that you will from the times that you outdid and defeated them.
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Every day, therefore, should be regulated as if it were the one that brings up the rear, the one that rounds out and completes our lives.
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It's important to focus on what we do best and master one craft at a time.
~ Russell Simmons quotes from Do You!
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Get really rich and then help the people who didn’t have the opportunity you did.
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