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’s not easy to find your own way when you believe that you need love, approval, appreciation, or anything from your family. It’s particularly hard when you want them to see things your way.

    ~ Byron Katie quotes from Loving What Is

    Famous Quotes on: Appreciation, Love, Katie, Family, Believe

  • Truly loving another means letting go of all expectations. It means full acceptance, even celebration of another's personhood.

    ~ Karen Casey quotes

    Famous Quotes on: Expect, Accept

  • Ideals are like stars' you will not succeed in touching them with your hands, but like the seafaring man on the desert of waters, you choose them as your guides, and following them, you reach your destiny.

    ~ Carl Schurz quotes

    Self-Development Quotes on: Water, Follow, Ideal, Ideals, Destiny, Idea, Will, Win

  • The most important of my discoveries have been suggested to me by my failures.

    ~ Sir Humphrey Davy quotes

    Self-Development Quotes on: Wisdom, Failure

  • I tell you the truth, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, "Move from here to there" and it will move. Nothing will be impossible to you.

    ~ Jesus quotes from Mathew, 17:20b-21, NIV

    Famous Quotes on: Truth, Jesus, Faith, Impossible, Will

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Quotes by Teachers

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