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:-

• What lies in our power to do, lies in our power not to do.

  ~ Aristotle quotes

  Famous Quotes on: Aristotle, Power, Lies

• Life affords no higher pleasure than that of surmounting difficulties, passing from one step of success to another, forming new wishes and seeing them gratified.

  ~ Dr. Samuel Johnson quotes

  Self-Development Quotes on: Success, Sin, Samuel Johnson, New, Life

• An average man is too concerned with liking people or with being liked himself. A warrior likes, that's all. He likes whatever or whomever he wants, for the hell of it.

  ~ Carlos Castaneda quotes from A Separate Reality

  Famous Quotes on: Love, Friendship, Warrior, People

• When you begin your transcendental training, focusing your best efforts, without attachment to outcomes, you will understand the peaceful warrior's way.

  ~ Dan Millman quotes from Everyday Enlightenment

  Motivational Quotes on: Attitude, Non-attachment, Warrior, Effort, Peace

• The way to gain a good reputation is to endeavor to be what you desire to appear.

  ~ Socrates quotes

  Famous Quotes on: Wisdom, Character

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