Inspirational quotes.
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:-
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Nobody can give you freedom. Nobody can give you equality or justice or anything. If you're a man, you take it
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Don't allow your animal nature to rule your reason.
~ Mevlana Rumi quotes from Rumi Daylight: A Daybook of Spiritual Guidance
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You can drop an awful lot of excess baggage if you learn to play with life instead of fight it.
~ Susan Jeffers quotes from Feel the Fear…And Do It Anyway
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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.
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Someone once inquired of a Far Eastern Zen master, who had a great serenity and peace about him no matter what pressures he faced, “How do you maintain that serenity and peace?” He replied, “I never leave my place of meditation.” He meditated early in the morning and for the rest of the day, he carried the peace of those moments with him in his mind and heart.
~ Stephen R. Covey quotes from The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People
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