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:-

  • That is why from the beginning it’s really important that you learn to shift perspectives. That alone is going to help tremendously in your life. Just imagine the next time you get into an argument with your partner or spouse, and you are able to let go of your view and open up to the possibility that there might just be another perspective on the situation — her view, or his view. The moment you do that, it sets you free.

    ~ Zen Master Dennis Genpo Merzel quotes

  • You can be hard on people as long as you’re just as hard on yourself.

    ~ Donny Deutsch quotes from Often Wrong Never in Doubt

    Self-Development Quotes on: People

  • When one door closes, another opens. But we often look so regretfully upon the closed door that we don’t see the one that has opened for us.

    ~ Alexander Graham Bell quotes

    Inspirational Quotes on: Alexander Graham Bell

  • When you are not willing to fully receive, you are training the universe not to give to you! It’s simple: if you aren’t willing to receive your share, it will go to someone else who is.

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

    Famous Quotes on: Secret, Training, Mind, Give, Universe, Receive, Will, Train, Simple

  • In these words lies all his power: He chose the path along which he is walking and so has no complaints.

    ~ Paulo Coelho quotes from The Warrior of the Light

    Famous Quotes on: War, Paulo Coelho, Power, Warrior, Path, Light, Lies

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Quotes by Teachers

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