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:-

• A schedule defends from chaos and whim.

  ~ Annie Dillard quotes

  Famous Quotes on: Chaos, Schedule

• You have to make it happen.

  ~ Joe Greene quotes

• The secret to happiness is to find a congenial monotony.

  ~ Sean O'Casey quotes

  Famous Quotes on: Happiness, Secret

• Just do it.

  ~ Nike quotes

  Inspirational Quotes on: Action, The Moment

• Every negative event contains within it the seed of an equal or greater benefit.

  ~ Napoleon Hill quotes

  Self-Development Quotes on: Napoleon Hill, Great, Within

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