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:-

• "There are two kinds of men who don't amount to much: those who can't do what they are told and those who can do nothing else."

  ~ Cyrus Curtis quotes

  Motivational Quotes on: Courage

• He had kept his head, kept his health and his strength, bearing up under a weight of work and worry that only a few could have carried.

  ~ David McCullough quotes from 1776

  Inspirational Quotes on: Worry, Health, Work, Strength

• Fanaticism consists of redoubling your efforts when you have forgotten your aim.

  ~ George Santayana quotes

  Self-Development Quotes on: Effort, Aim

• Imperfections are the essence of evolution.

  ~ Unknown quotes from Whoever Makes the Most Mistakes Wins: The Paradox of Innovation

  Self-Development Quotes on: Perfection, Unknown, Mistake, Perfect

• It's not about success, it's about progress.

  ~ Tony Robbins quotes

  Motivational Quotes on: Success, Tony Robbins, Progress

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