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:-

• If your ship doesn't come in, swim out to meet it.

  ~ Jonathan Winters quotes

• Getting used to our blessings is one of the most important nonevil generators of human evil, tragedy and suffering.

  ~ Abraham Maslow quotes from Motivation & Personality

  Famous Quotes on: Attitude, Appreciation, Tragedy

• Believe. The promise of God are real. They are as real, as solid, yes infinitely more solid than this table which the materialist so thoroughly believes in. If you would only believe, O ye of little faith.

  ~ George Washington Carver quotes

  Famous Quotes on: God, George Washington, George Washington Carver, Faith, Believe, Yes

• You must do the thing you think you cannot do.

  ~ Eleanor Roosevelt quotes

  Motivational Quotes on: Think, Eleanor Roosevelt

• Stay with friends who support you in these. Talk with them about sacred texts, and how you are doing, and how they are doing, and keep your practices together.

  ~ Mevlana Rumi quotes from Rumi Daylight: A Daybook of Spiritual Guidance

  Self-Development Quotes on: Love, Friendship, Support, Friend

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Quotes by Topic

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Quotes by Teachers

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