Inspirational quotes.

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:-

  • Were you to live three thousand years, or even thirty thousand, remember that the sole life which a man can lose is that which he is living at the moment; and furthermore, that he can have no other life except the one he loses…

    ~ Marcus Aurelius quotes from Meditations

    Inspirational Quotes on: Action, The Moment, Life

  • Its taken 14 billion years for matter to gain the capacity to become conscious of itself. If this is true, it wouldn't make any sense that the whole point of enlightenment would be to escape from the whole process at the very instant that the universe is beginning to awaken to itself.

    ~ Andrew Cohen quotes

    Famous Quotes on: Evolution, Awakening, Spirituality, Universe, Consciousness

  • “A man’s life is interesting primarily when he has failed—I well know,” said the French statesman, Georges Clemenceau, “for it’s a sign that he tried to surpass himself.”

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

    Self-Development Quotes on: Georges Clemenceau, Unknown, Mistake, Rest, Life, Fail

  • If you can't, you must.

    ~ Tony Robbins quotes

    Famous Quotes on: Tony Robbins

  • yes is a world& in this world ofyes live(skilfully curled)all worlds

    ~ e.e. cummings quotes

    Motivational Quotes on: Attitude, Perception

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Quotes by Topic

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Quotes by Teachers

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