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:-

• Reading, after a certain age, diverts the mind too much from its creative pursuits. Any man who reads too much and uses his own brain too little falls into lazy habits of thinking.

  ~ Albert Einstein quotes

  Inspirational Quotes on: Think, Albert Einstein, Thinking, Habit, Mind, Fall, Age, Creative, Brain, Reading

• It is a rough road that leads to the path of greatness.

  ~ Seneca quotes

  Inspirational Quotes on: Greatness, Seneca, Path, Great

• "Energy: The capacity for work or vigorous activity; vigor; power."

  ~ American Heritage Dictionary quotes

  Inspirational Quotes on: Energy, Power

• The Three Armies can be deprived of their commanding officer, but even a common man cannot be deprived of his purpose.

  ~ Confucius quotes from The Analects

  Self-Development Quotes on: Vision, Purpose

• If you are not willing to receive, then you are “ripping off” those who want to give to you.

  ~ T. Harv Eker quotes from Secrets of the Millionaire Mind

  Self-Development Quotes on: Secret, Mind, Give, Receive, Will

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