Inspirational quotes.

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:-

  • This place is a dream.  Only a sleeper considers it real.    Then death comes like dawn,  and you wake up laughing  at what you thought was your grief. 

    ~ Mevlana Rumi quotes

  • Good teaching is one-fourth preparation and three-fourths theater.

    ~ Gail Godwin quotes

    Self-Development Quotes on: God, Teach, Good, Preparation, Heat, Win

  • The authentic self is the best part of a human being.  It's the part of you that already cares, that is already passionate about evolution. When your authentic self miraculously awakens and becomes stronger than your ego, then you will truly begin to make a difference in this world. You will literally enter into a partnership with the creative principle.

    ~ Andrew Cohen quotes

    Self-Development Quotes on: Authentic Self, Ego, Evolution, Awakening

  • Whoever Makes the Most Mistakes Wins

    ~ get author quotes from Whoever Makes the Most Mistakes Wins: The Paradox of Innovation

    Motivational Quotes on: Mistake, Win

  • To see what is in front of one's nose requires constant struggle.

    ~ George Orwell quotes

    Motivational Quotes on: Goals

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Quotes by Teachers

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