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:-

• People can be divided into three groups: those who make things happen, those who watch things happen, and those who wonder what happened.

  ~ John W. Newbern quotes

  Inspirational Quotes on: New, People

• In the long run, avoiding activity that might hurt causes more agony than acting, failing, and dealing with the pain.

  ~ Unknown quotes from Whoever Makes the Most Mistakes Wins: The Paradox of Innovation

  Famous Quotes on: Unknown, Acting, Failing, Act, Mistake, Pain, Fail

• You get from the world what you give to the world.

  ~ Oprah quotes

  Famous Quotes on: Give

• Doing more of what doesn't work won't make it work any better.

  ~ Charles J. Givens quotes

  Self-Development Quotes on: Better, Work, Doing, Give

• She knows the answer to her question “what if?” The answer is: “I’ll handle it!”

  ~ Susan Jeffers quotes from Feel the Fear…And Do It Anyway

  Inspirational Quotes on: Fear, Now, Question, Feel

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