Quotes About Purpose

Life is no brief candle but a splendid torch made to burn ever more brightly.

Life is not long, and too much of it must not pass in idle deliberation how it shall be spent.

When you know who you are and what you stand for, you stand in wisdom.

Anxiety may consist of the loss of psychological or spiritual meaning which is identified with one's existence as a self, i.e., the threat of meaninglessness.

To cognize the Divine Essence - this is the highest purpose of soul, sent by the Creator to the Earth!

You come into the world with nothing, and the purpose of your life is to make something out of nothing.

Suffering has a noble purpose: the evolution of consciousness and the burning up of the ego.

But if you believe yourself worthy of the thing you fought so hard to get, then you become an instrument of God, you help the Soul of the World, and you understand why you are here.

We are exactly where we have chosen to be.

Never will I pursue happiness, because it is not a goal, just a by-product, and there is no happiness in having or in getting, only in giving.

Though I am always in haste, I am never in a hurry.

But if you want to identify me, ask me not where I live, or what I like to eat, or how I comb my hair, but ask me what I think I am living for.

Wisdom is the power to see, and the inclination to choose, the best and highest goal, together with the surest means of attaining it.

Wisdom that don't make us happier ain't worth plowing for.

I am not in the world to care for my life, but for souls.

I'm writing this book because we're all going to die.

The ascent is the aim of your life and to perfect it is your job.

Look no farther than your hand, Make a choice and take a stand.

Guilt at least has a purpose; it tells us we've violated some ethical code. Ditto for remorse. Those feelings are educational; they manufacture wisdom. But regret-regret is useless.

Please, put aside all excuses and ask yourself, "What should I be doing?" Yes, you alone can make a difference. The question is, will you?

There are no lost causes because there are no gained causes.

Man's ideal state is realized when he has fulfilled the purpose for which he is born. And what is it that reason demands of him? Something very easy-that he live in accordance with his own nature.

Great wisdom not applied to action and behavior is meaningless data.

God has many ways that He might use to achieve His ends, but His wisdom determined the best way to accomplish them.