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:-

• If you are insecure, guess what? The rest of the world is, too. Do not overestimate the competition and underestimate yourself. You are better than you think.

  ~ Timothy Ferriss quotes from The 4-Hour Workweek

  Inspirational Quotes on: Think, Better, Work, Rest, Insecure

• There is no thought or situation that you can’t put up against inquiry. Every thought, every person, every apparent problem is here for the sake of your freedom.

  ~ Byron Katie quotes from Loving What Is

  Motivational Quotes on: Katie, Rent, Freedom, Problem, Thought, Inquiry

• Very few people are capable of sustained effort, and that's the reason why we have comparatively few outstanding successes.

  ~ Roger McDonald quotes from Message of a Master

  Famous Quotes on: Success, Effort, Reason, Master, People

• Education is a progressive discovery of our own ignorance.

  ~ Will Durant quotes

  Famous Quotes on: Wisdom, Learn, Education

• Force is not a remedy.

  ~ John Bright quotes

  Motivational Quotes on: Right

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