Quotes About Meaning

If we serve Jesus then every act & thought has meaning. Acts of kindness aren't just niceties, they become acts of worship.

If in an actor there appears an utter vacancy of meaning, a frigid equality, a stupid languor, a torpid apathy, the greatest kindness that can be shown him is a speedy sentence of expulsion.

Each of our acts makes a statement as to our purpose.

Nothing kinder than strangers. Nothing stranger than kindness.

I know you think you understand what you thought I said, but I'm not sure you realize that what you heard is not what I meant.

Knowledge, if it does not determine action, is dead to us.

Art is Knowledge at the service of emotion.

Great knowledge is universal. Small knowledge is limited. Great words are inspiring; small words are chatter.

Man cannot live without some knowledge of the purpose of life. If he can find no purpose in life he creates one in the inevitability of death.

Es la forma de nuestra muerte lo que debemos cuidar, y para cuidarla debemos cuidar nuestra vida, porque será ésta, sin ser nada en sí cuando cese y sea sustituida, lo único que sin embargo será capaz de hacernos saber al final si morimos como un imbécil o si morimos aceptablemente

Una novela no sólo cuenta, sino que nos permite asistir a una historia o a unos acontecimientos o a un pensamiento

Anlam aramaktan ya da bir anlam olduÄŸunu zannetmekten daha kötü bir ÅŸey yoktur. Vard?r asl?nda, daha da beteri vard?r: bir ÅŸeyin, önemsiz bur ayr?nt?n?n bile olsa anlam?n?n bize, eylemlerimize, amac?m?za ya da iÅŸlevimize baÄŸl? olduÄŸuna inanmak; iradenin ve kaderin, hatta her ikisinin girift bir bileÅŸiminin var olduÄŸuna inanmak.

Anlam aramaktan ya da bir anlam olduÄŸunu zannetmekten daha kötü bir ÅŸey yoktur. Vard?r asl?nda, daha da beteri vard?r: bir ÅŸeyin, önemsiz bir ayr?nt?n?n bile olsa anlam?n?n bize, eylemlerimize, amac?m?za ya da iÅŸlevimize baÄŸl? olduÄŸuna inanmak; iradenin ve kaderin, hatta her ikisinin girift bir bileÅŸiminin var olduÄŸuna inanmak.

ajenos a que un día descubrimos que la vida era algo más que todo eso que hacemos por costumbre.

la vida es corta y no estamos aquí para desperdiciarla.

guttural, the cry from thousands of throats that seem

no deberían descalificar nunca un libro «porque sí». Ninguna novela resiste en la memoria colectiva si no es porque ha tocado «algo», una fibra invisible de nuestra sensibilidad, o ha aportado alguna respuesta a las dudas de sus lectores. El desafío que plantean esa clase de libros es saber de qué se trata. Y para averiguarlo, a veces se hace necesario descomponer la obra, desmontarla en piezas para intentar encontrar ese elemento.

las palabras nunca son fruto del azar. Que todas tienen un pasado, una especie de genética que las delata. —Eso es lo que estudia la etimología...

There is only one thing that remains to us that cannot be taken away: to act with courage and dignity and to stick to the ideals that have given meaning to life; but that is not the politician's way.

Step #1: Identify Your Signature Life Values

How do you determine your values? You do so by asking yourself the following question: "What's most important to me in my life that will make me happy and that will significantly enhance the quality of my life?

I learned that if I didn't plant in the spring, I'd have to beg in the fall. I learned that with everything in life, including my career, I had to plant the seed of achievement so I could reap the rewards. I learned that I had to plant seeds of new ideas, new beliefs, and new commitments every day in order to find happiness and meaning in a new career and in my life. The same philosophy is true for you!

There are two great days in a person's life—the day we were born and the day we discover why." —William Barclay

Thus the first important fact is that counselees need meaning, and the second is similar to it: counselees need hope. Every counselor must keep these two facts in mind, especially at the beginning of a sequence of counseling sessions.