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:-

  • Spare yourself from seeking love, approval, or appreciation—from anyone. And watch what happens in reality, just for fun.

    ~ Byron Katie quotes from Loving What Is

    Self-Development Quotes on: Appreciation, Love, Katie

  • The kind of power I’m talking about leaves you free, since you don’t expect the rest of the world to fill you up. It’s not the ability to get someone else to do what you want them to do. It’s the ability to get yourself to do what you want to do.

    ~ Susan Jeffers quotes from Feel the Fear…And Do It Anyway

    Self-Development Quotes on: Fear, Sin, Kind, Power, Rest, Expect, World, Feel

  • Ordinarily he was insane, but he had lucid moments when he was merely stupid.

    ~ Heinrich Heine quotes

    Motivational Quotes on: Moment, Heinrich Heine, Stupid, Rich

  • You must be what it is that you’re seeking. This is a universe of attraction and energy. You can’t have a desire to attract a mate who’s confident, generous, non-judgmental, and gentle, and expect that desire to be manifested if you’re thinking and acting in nonconfident, selfish, judgmental, or arrogant ways…

    ~ Wayne Dyer quotes

    Famous Quotes on: Action, Energy, Desire, Think, Acting, Judgment, Thinking, Wayne Dyer, Act, Attraction, Expect, Universe, Confident

  • As irrigators lead water where they want, as archers make their arrows straight, as carpenters carve wood, the wise shape their minds.”

    ~ Buddha quotes

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Quotes by Teachers

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