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:-

• The instinct of nearly all societies is to lock up anybody who is truly free. First, society begins by trying to beat you up. If this fails, they try to poison you. If this fails too, the finish by loading honors on your head.

  ~ Jean Cocteau quotes

  Motivational Quotes on: Yin, Body, Fail, Try, Society, Honor

• We must dare to think 'unthinkable' thoughts. We must learn to explore all the options and possibilities that confront us in a complex and rapidly changing world. We must learn to welcome and not to fear the voices of dissent. We must dare to think about 'unthinkable things' because when things become unthinkable, thinking stops and action becomes mindless.

  ~ James William Fulbright quotes

  Famous Quotes on: Wisdom, Think, Fear, Possibilities

• There is great value in service to others. If many people in therapy offices were asked to put their finger in a dike or to take their place in a working line, they would be relieved of terrible burdens.

  ~ Elizabeth Berg quotes

• Rich people work hard and believe it’s perfectly appropriate to be well rewarded for their efforts and the value they provide for others. Poor people work hard, but due to their feelings of unworthiness, they believe that it is inappropriate for them to be well rewarded for their efforts and the value they provide.

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

  Self-Development Quotes on: War, Secret, Work, Feelings, Effort, Mind, Perfect, Believe, Feel, People, Poor, Rich

• Tell everyone what you want to do and someone will want to help you do it.

  ~ W. Clement Stone quotes

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