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:-

• One determined person can make a significant difference; a small group of determined people can change the course of history.

  ~ Sonia Johnson quotes

  Famous Quotes on: Courage, People, History

• The average man is a conformist, accepting miseries and disasters with the stoicism of a cow standing in the rain.

  ~ Colin Wilson quotes

  Motivational Quotes on: Stoicism, Average, Accept, Age

• I know of no more encouraging fact than the unquestionable ability of man to elevate his life by conscious endeavor.

  ~ Henry David Thoreau quotes

  Inspirational Quotes on: Vision, Life

• Great performers require a measure of confidence that would strike many as absurd, unfounded, and downright irrational. They believe in themselves utterly, without question, even when everyone else is questioning how good (or sane) they are.

  ~ John Eliot, Ph.D. quotes from Overachievement: The New Model for Exceptional Performance

  Self-Development Quotes on: Confidence, John Eliot, Overachievement, New, Good, Great, Achievement, Believe

• Good luck is another name for tenacity of purpose.

  ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson quotes from Conduct of Life

  Inspirational Quotes on: Luck, Purpose, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Emerson, Good, Life

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