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:-

• Lack of time is actually lack of priorities.

  ~ Timothy Ferriss quotes from The 4-Hour Workweek

  Inspirational Quotes on: Act, Work, Priorities

• It is better to be a lion for a day than a sheep all your life.

  ~ Elizabeth Kenny quotes

  Inspirational Quotes on: Courage, Life

• Humility is to make a right estimate of oneself.

  ~ Harry Truman quotes

  Famous Quotes on: Love

• it was a high counsel I once heard given to a young person, "Always do what you are afraid to do."

  ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson quotes

  Famous Quotes on: Ralph Waldo Emerson, Emerson, Give

• The miracle is not to walk on water. The miracle is to walk on the green earth, dwelling deeply in the present moment and feeling truly alive.

  ~ Thich Nhat Hanh quotes

  Motivational Quotes on: Thich Nhat Hanh, Live, Water, Moment, Feel, Earth

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