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:-

• Minds are like parachutes, they function only when open.

  ~ Unknown quotes

  Motivational Quotes on: Unknown, Mind, Now

• If at first you don't succeed, try, try again.

  ~ William E. Hickson quotes

  Self-Development Quotes on: Try

• Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around.

  ~ Leo Buscaglia quotes from Love

  Inspirational Quotes on: Love, Interconnectedness, Life, Power

• The love of life is necessary to the vigorous prosecution of any undertaking.

  ~ Samuel Johnson quotes

  Famous Quotes on: Love, Samuel Johnson, Life

• Effective people stay out of Quadrants III and IV because, urgent or not, they aren’t important. They also shrink Quadrant I down to size by spending more time in Quadrant II…Quadrant II is the heart of effective personal management.

  ~ Stephen R. Covey quotes from The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People

  Famous Quotes on: Habit, Management, Stephen R. Covey, Persona, The Seven Habits of Highly Effctive People, Heart, People

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