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:-

• Life always gives us exactly the teacher we need at every moment. This includes every mosquito, every misfortune, every red light, every traffic jam, every obnoxious supervisor (or employee), every illness, every loss, every moment of joy or depression, every addiction, every piece of garbage, every breath. Every moment is the guru.

  ~ Joko Beck quotes

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• I saw a bank that said "24-Hour Banking", but I don’t have that much time.

  ~ Steven Wright quotes

  Inspirational Quotes on: Time, Right

• Just because we increase the speed of information doesn't mean we can increase the speed of decisions. Pondering, reflecting and ruminating are undervalued skills in our culture.

  ~ Dale Dauten quotes

  Self-Development Quotes on: Wisdom, Think, Skill

• We first make our habits, and then our habits make us.

  ~ John Dyrden quotes

• We have committed the golden rule to memory; let us now commit it to life.

  ~ Edwin Markham quotes

  Inspirational Quotes on: The Golden Rule, Life, Commit, Gold

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