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:-

  • It is only our deeds that reveal who we are.

    ~ Carl Jung quotes

    Self-Development Quotes on: Action

  • When I have finally decided that a result is worth getting, I go ahead on it and make trial after trial until it comes.

    ~ Thomas Edison quotes

    Inspirational Quotes on: Action, Perseverance

  • I studied the lives of great men and famous women, and I found that the men and women who got to the top were those who did the jobs they had in hand, with everything they had of energy and enthusiasm.

    ~ Harry Truman quotes

    Motivational Quotes on: Action

  • A teacher of fear can’t bring peace on earth. We have been trying to do it that way for thousands of years. The person who turns inner violence around, the person who finds peace inside and lives it, is the one who teaches what true peace is. We are waiting for just one teacher. You’re the one.

    ~ Byron Katie quotes from Loving What Is

    Self-Development Quotes on: Fear, Teach, Live, Katie, Yin, Teacher, Try, Peace, Earth

  • The warrior of the light has a destiny to fulfill.

    ~ Paulo Coelho quotes from The Warrior of the Light

    Motivational Quotes on: War, Paulo Coelho, Warrior, Light, Destiny

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Quotes by Teachers

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