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:-

• The way you get meaning in your life is to devote yourself to others, devote yourself to your community around you, and devote yourself to creating something that gives you purpose and meaning.

  ~ Mitch Albom quotes from Tuesdays with Morrie

  Inspirational Quotes on: Purpose, Devo, Life, The Way, Give

• Continuous effort - not strength or intelligence - is the key to unlocking our potential.

  ~ Winston Churchill quotes

  Self-Development Quotes on: Action, Excellence | Areté, Effort

• The key to keeping your balance is knowing when you've lost it.

  ~ Unknown quotes

  Motivational Quotes on: Unknown, Balance, Win

• It was subtle of God to learn Greek when he wished to become an author – and not to learn it better.

  ~ Friedrich Nietzsche quotes

  Inspirational Quotes on: God, Learn, Friedrich Nietzsche, Better, Nietzsche, Greek

• The most important of my discoveries have been suggested to me by my failures.

  ~ Sir Humphrey Davy quotes

  Famous Quotes on: Wisdom, Failure

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