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:-

• When you meet someone better than yourself, turn your thoughts to becoming his equal. When you meet someone not as good as you are, look within and examine yourself.

  ~ Confucius quotes from The Analects

  Famous Quotes on: Self-awareness, Reflection

• It was a high counsel that I once heard given to a young person, “Always do what you are afraid to do.”

  ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson quotes from Heroism

  Self-Development Quotes on: Ralph Waldo Emerson, Emerson, Hero, Give

• Every day I get up and look through the Forbes list of the richest people in American. If I'm not there, I go to work.

  ~ Robert Orben quotes

  Inspirational Quotes on: Work, People, Rich

• To win without risk is to triumph without glory.

  ~ Pierre Corneille quotes

  Motivational Quotes on: Risk, Win

• Straightforwardness and simplicity are in keeping with goodness.

  ~ Seneca quotes from Letters from a Stoic

  Inspirational Quotes on: Wisdom, Simplicity

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