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:-

• He who cannot command himself should obey. And many can command themselves, but much is still lacking before they can obey themselves.

  ~ Friedrich Nietzsche quotes from Thus Spoke Zarathustra: A Book for All and None

  Famous Quotes on: Action, Self-mastery

• Do not desire to fit in. Desire to lead.

  ~ Mary Kay Ash quotes

  Inspirational Quotes on: Courage, Individuality

• What does not destroy me, makes me stronger.

  ~ Friedrich Nietzsche quotes

  Self-Development Quotes on: Attitude, Perception, Strong

• Success requires persistence, the ability to not give up in the face of failure. I believe that optimistic explanatory style is the key to persistence.

  ~ Martin Seligman quotes from Learned Optimism

  Inspirational Quotes on: Success, Failure, Learn, Martin Seligman, Learned Optimism, Fail, Persist, Persistence, Give, Believe, Optimist

• Genius means little more than the faculty of perceiving in an unhabitual way.

  ~ William James quotes

  Inspirational Quotes on: William James, Genius, Habit

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