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:-

• When you inhabit any of these three roles, you’re reacting to fear of victimhood, loss of control, or loss of purpose. You’re always looking outside yourself, to the people and circumstances of life, for a sense of safety, security, and sanity.

  ~ David Emerald quotes from The Power of TED*

  Famous Quotes on: Fear, Purpose, Acting, David Emerald, Habit, Act, Power, Life, Control, Roles, Security, People, Victim

• Anyone who lives within their means suffers from a lack of imagination.

  ~ Oscar Wilde quotes

  Famous Quotes on: Live, Suffer, Within

• Nobody sees a flower--really--it is so small it takes time--we haven't time--and to see takes time, like to have a friend takes time.

  ~ Georgia O'Keeffe quotes

  Motivational Quotes on: Flow, Body, Friend

• Your master is he who controls that on which you have set your heart or wish to avoid.

  ~ Epictetus quotes

  Self-Development Quotes on: Love

• You must take personal responsibility. You cannot change the circumstances, the seasons, or the wind, but you can change yourself.

  ~ Jim Rohn quotes

  Inspirational Quotes on: Responsibility, Change, Jim Rohn, Persona, Win

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