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 beginning of pride and hatred lies in worldly desire, and the strength of your desire if from habit. When an evil tendency becomes confirmed by habit, rage is triggered when anyone restrains you.

  ~ Mevlana Rumi quotes from Rumi Daylight: A Daybook of Spiritual Guidance

  Self-Development Quotes on: Wisdom, Desire, Habit

• Thought the mind can justify itself faster than the speed of light, it can be stopped through the act of writing.

  ~ Byron Katie quotes from Loving What Is

  Inspirational Quotes on: Katie, Stop, Act, Mind, Light, Thought

• When written in Chinese, the word 'crisis' is composed of two characters--one represents danger, and the other represents opportunity.

  ~ John F. Kennedy quotes

  Motivational Quotes on: Attitude

• The best way to cheer yourself up is to try to cheer somebody else up.

  ~ Mark Twain quotes

  Motivational Quotes on: Love

• Never, never, never give up.

  ~ Winston Churchill quotes

  Inspirational Quotes on: Winston Churchill, Give, Win

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