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:-

• Everything comes to him who hustles while he waits.

  ~ Thomas Edison quotes

  Famous Quotes on: Wisdom, Patience

• Knowledge speaks, but wisdom listens.

  ~ Jimi Hendrix quotes

  Motivational Quotes on: Wisdom, Edge, Knowledge, Now

• The trick is in what one emphasizes. We either make ourselves miserable, or we make ourselves strong. The amount of work is the same.

  ~ Carlos Castaneda quotes from Journey to Ixtlan

  Famous Quotes on: Attitude, Perception, Strong

• It is a funny thing about life: if you refuse to accept anything but the best, you very often get it.

  ~ W. Somerset Maugham quotes

  Motivational Quotes on: W. Somerset Maugham, Best, Life

• If a man for whatever reason has the opportunity to lead an extraordinary life, he has no right to keep it to himself.

  ~ Jacques-Yves Cousteau quotes

  Inspirational Quotes on: Life, Reason, Extraordinary

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