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:-

• I think every person should be able to enjoy life. Try to decide what you most enjoy doing, and then look around to see if there is a job for which you could prepare yourself that would enable you to continue having this sort of joy.

  ~ Linus Pauling quotes

  Motivational Quotes on: Decide, Think, Life, Doing, Try, Joy, Enjoy, Should

• Temporary defeat should mean only one thing, the certain knowledge that there is something wrong with your plan. Millions of men go through life in misery and poverty, because they lack a sound plan through which to accumulate a fortune.

  ~ Napoleon Hill quotes

• Pay any price to stay in the presence of extraordinary people.

  ~ Mike Murdock quotes

  Inspirational Quotes on: People, Extraordinary

• He who does not honor his wife dishonors himself.

  ~ Mexican Proverb quotes

  Famous Quotes on: Honor

• So called pleasures, when they go beyond a certain limit, are but punishments.

  ~ Seneca quotes from Letters from a Stoic

  Famous Quotes on: Energy

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