Quotes About Purpose

Serenity of spirit and turbulence of action should make up the sum of a man's life.

We must primarily become seekers of God instead of founders of works, for work will not sustain us through the traumas of incarnation.

for the householder who struggles to become rich by good means and for good purposes is doing practically the same thing for the attainment of salvation as the anchorite does in his cell when he is praying;

The task of a truly revolutionary party is not to declare that it is impossible to renounce all compromises, but to be able, through all compromises, when they are unavoidable, to remain true to its principles, to its class, to its revolutionary purpose, to its task of paving the way for revolution and educating the mass of the people for victory in the revolution.

what are we gonna do?

Pleasure is the object, duty and the goal of all rational creatures.

God gave us the gift of life; it is up to us to give ourselves the gift of living well.

Shun idleness. It is a rust that attaches itself to the most brilliant metals.

We must cultivate our own garden. When man was put in the garden of Eden he was put there so that he should work, which proves that man was not born to rest.

This was, I decided, my purpose as a dog, to comfort the boy whenever he needed me.

I was his dog, and he was my boy. I loyally remained where I was. I had fulfilled my purpose.

I remembered the boy crying the day they buried Smokey in the yard, and I hoped he wouldn't cry over my death. My purpose, my whole life, had been to love him and be with him, to make him happy.

Humans were capable of so many amazing things, but too often they just sat making words, not doing anything.

I realized that today I truly understood my purpose as Ellie: not just to Find people but to save them.

As for me: I loyally remained right where I was, remembering the very first I had ever seen the boy and then just now, the very last time-and all the times in between. The deep aching grief I knew I would feel would come soon enough, but at that moment mostly what I felt was peace, secure in the knowledge that by living my life the way I had, everything had come down to this moment. I had fulfilled my purpose.

Dog' is 'God' spelled backward; you know that. That's why you're here, to help the nuns do God's work.

This was, I decided, my purpose as a dog, to comfort the boy whenever he needed me. Sometimes

I wondered briefly if cats also came back after death, then dismissed the thought because as far as I had ever been able to tell, cats do not have a purpose.

I had fulfilled my purpose.

People are vastly more complicated than dogs and served a much more important purpose. The job of a good dog was ultimately to be with them, remaining by their sides no matter what course their lives may take. All I could do now was offer him comfort, the assurance that as he left this life he was not alone but rather tended by the dog who loved him more than anything in the whole world.

a dog's job was to do what people wanted.

She taught me that it was a good thing to love more than just my boy, Ethan, opening my eyes to the fact that I'd actually loved many people in my lives, that loving humans was my ultimate purpose.

It cannot be a dog's purpose to understand what people want because it is impossible.

I hoped he wouldn't cry over my death. My purpose, my whole life, had been to love him and be with him, to make him happy.