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:-

• He who has a thousand friends has not a friend to spare, while he who has one enemy shall meet him everywhere.

  ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson quotes

  Inspirational Quotes on: Love, Friend

• Smile: if you can't lift the corners, let the middle sag.

  ~ Unknown quotes

  Self-Development Quotes on: Unknown, Smile, Now

• History has demonstrated that the most notable winners usually encountered heartbreaking obstacles before they triumphed. They won because they refused to become discouraged by their defeats.

  ~ B.C. Forbes quotes

  Motivational Quotes on: Courage, Heart, Obstacle, Winner, History, Defeat, Win

• If you are willing to do more than you are paid to do, eventually you will be paid to do more than you do.

  ~ Unknown quotes

  Motivational Quotes on: Unknown

• Step aside from all thinking, and there is nowhere you can't go.

  ~ Seng-ts'an quotes

  Self-Development Quotes on: Think, Thinking, Now

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