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:-

• ...perhaps the most distinguishing trait of visionary leaders is that they believe in a goal that benefits not only themselves, but others as well. It is such vision that attracts the psychic energy of other people, and makes them willing to work beyond the call of duty for the organization.

  ~ Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi quotes from Good Business

  Inspirational Quotes on: Business, Energy, Vision, Sin, Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, Zen, Act, Work, Good, Believe, Leader, People

• Don't pay any attention to the critics. Don't even ignore them.

  ~ Samuel Goldwyn quotes

  Motivational Quotes on: Courage

• He is a letter to everyone. You open it. It says, Live!

  ~ Mevlana Rumi quotes from Rumi Daylight: A Daybook of Spiritual Guidance

  Famous Quotes on: Enthusiasm

• Be like the fountain that overflows, not like the cistern that merely contains.

  ~ Paulo Coelho quotes from Veronika Decides to Die

  Self-Development Quotes on: Decide, Paulo Coelho, Flow

• If you shape your life according to nature, you will never be poor; if according to people's opinions, you will never be rich.

  ~ Seneca quotes from Letters from a Stoic

  Self-Development Quotes on: Courage, Common Opinion, Life, People, Poor, Rich

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