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 secret to staying young is to live honestly, eat slowly, and lie about your age.

  ~ Lucille Ball quotes

  Inspirational Quotes on: Live, Secret, Yin, Age

• When a thought appears such as “Do the dishes” and you don’t do them, notice how an internal war breaks out… The stress and weariness you feel are really mental combat fatigue.

  ~ Byron Katie quotes from Loving What Is

  Motivational Quotes on: War, Katie, Stress, Combat, Thought, Break, Feel

• You may command nature to the extent only in which you are willing to obey her.

  ~ Walter Russell quotes from The Man Who Tapped the Secrets of the Universe

  Self-Development Quotes on: Secret, Nature, Command, Obey, Universe

• Apathy can only be overcome by enthusiasm, and enthusiasm can only be aroused by two things: First, an ideal which takes the imagination by storm, and second, a definite intelligible plan for carrying that ideal into practice.

  ~ Arnold Toynbee quotes

  Self-Development Quotes on: Vision, Enthusiasm, Act, Yin, Path, Ideal, Practice

• Accept who you are and revel in that.

  ~ Mitch Albom quotes from Tuesdays with Morrie

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