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:-

• Destiny is not a matter of chance, but of choice. Not something to wish for, but to attain.

  ~ William Jennings Bryan quotes

  Famous Quotes on: Vision, Destiny

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

  ~ Henry David Thoreau quotes

  Self-Development Quotes on: Vision, Life

• It does not matter that only a few in each generation will grasp and achieve the full reality of man's proper stature—and the rest will betray it. It is those few that move the world and give life its meaning—and it is those few that I have always sought to address. The rest are no concern of mine; it is not me or "The Fountainhead" that they will betray: it is their own souls.

  ~ Ayn Rand quotes

  Self-Development Quotes on: Courage, Growth, Life, Achieve, Individuality

• People talk about the reality of their life as if it is important. And we want you to understand, it’s only the temporary indicator. Do you go to the gas station—your gas gauge is on empty—do you go to the gas station and look at your gas gauge in horror? “How did this happen? [Fun] Why, why, why did this happen to me?” Do you lay your head on the steering wheel and just sob? “Oh, look what it’s come to. [Fun] I’m finished. I’ve lived all of this life, and look where I am.” Or do you just fill up.

  ~ Esther & Jerry Hicks quotes

• Part of your mission in life then must be to share your gifts with as many people as possible. That means being willing to play big.

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

  Motivational Quotes on: Secret, Mission, Life, Mind, Gift, Will, People

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