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:-

• Break away from the tyranny of custom, tradition, conventionality, and the opinions of others, until you succeed in walking lonely and erect against men.

  ~ James Allen quotes from The Way of Peace

  Motivational Quotes on: James Allen, The Way, Peace

• Inspiration comes only to those who seek it with humility toward their own achievements and reverence toward the achievements of God.

  ~ Walter Russell quotes from The Man Who Tapped the Secrets of the Universe

  Motivational Quotes on: Humility, Inspiration, God, War, Secret, Achievement, Universe, Achieve

• To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance.

  ~ Oscar Wilde quotes

  Famous Quotes on: Love, Life, Beginning, Roman

• You miss 100% of the shots you never take.

  ~ Wayne Gretsky quotes

• The average person puts only 25% of his energy into his work. The world takes off its hat to those who put in more than 50% of their capacity, and stands on its head for those few and far between souls who devote 100%.

  ~ Andrew Carnegie quotes

  Inspirational Quotes on: Action, Impeccability

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