Quotes About Purpose

What makes for a worthy goal? Not to chase things that are popularly considered good, like pleasures and fame, but to live according to your nature, following reason and benefitting society.

A man when he has done a good act, does not call out for others to come and see, but he goes on to another act, as a vine goes on to produce again the grapes in season.

When it's hard to get out of bed in the morning, remind yourself: I am rising to resume my life's work. How can I be unhappy when I have another opportunity to do what I was born to do?

56. Think of yourself as dead. You have lived your life. Now take what's left and live it properly

13. Have you reason? 'I have.' Then why not use it? If reason does its part, what more would you ask?

What is this, fundamentally? What is its nature and substance, its reason for being? What is it doing in the world? How long is it here for?

Labour not as one to whom it is appointed to be wretched, nor as one that either would be pitied, or admired; but let this be thine only care and desire; so always and in all things to prosecute or to forbear, as the law of charity, or mutual society doth require.

every man is worth just so much as the things are worth about which he busies himself. In

Not to live as if you had endless years ahead of you. Death overshadows you. While you're alive and able—be good.

our own worth is measured by what we devote our energy to.  4.

Hast thou reason? I have. Why then makest thou not use of it? For if thy reason do her part, what more canst thou require?

In the morning when you rise reluctantly, let this thought be present: I am rising to do the work of a human being. Why then am I dissatisfied if I am going to do the things for which I exist and for which I was brought into the world? Or have I been made for this, to lie in the bedclothes and keep myself warm?

If a thing is in thy own power, why dost thou do it? But if it is in the power of another, whom dost thou blame? The atoms (chance) or the gods? Both are foolish. Thou must blame nobody. For if thou canst, correct that which is the cause; but if thou canst not do this, correct at least the thing itself; but if thou canst not do even this, of what use is it to thee to find fault? For nothing should be done without a purpose.

whether half frozen or well warm; whether only slumbering, or after a full sleep; whether discommended or commended thou do thy duty: or whether dying or doing somewhat else; for that also "to die," must among the rest be reckoned as one of the duties and actions of our lives.

Antes de llevar a cabo cualquier acto, pregúntate: ¿para qué me servirá? ¿Me arrepentiré? Dentro de poco ya no existiré, todo habrá desaparecido para mí. ¿Qué puedo esperar más, si mi acto presente es digno de un ser inteligente, sociable y sometido a la misma ley de Dios?

17. Not to live as if you had endless years ahead of you. Death overshadows you. While you're alive and able—be good.

O Nature! from thee are all things, in thee all things subsist, and to thee all tend.

Is it not possible that a real man should forget about living a certain number of years, and should not cling to life, but leave it up to the gods, accepting, as women say, that 'no one can escape his fate,' and turn his attention to how he can best live the life before him?

Whatsoever is, was made for something: as a horse, a vine. Why wonderest thou? The sun itself will say of itself, I was made for something; and so hath every god its proper function. What then were thou made for? to disport and delight thyself? See how even common sense and reason cannot brook it.

Accordingly, on every occasion a man should ask himself, Is this one of the unnecessary things? Now a man should take away not only unnecessary acts, but also unnecessary thoughts, for thus superfluous acts will not follow after.

Considerando que é possível tu deixares esta vida a qualquer momento, administra cada ato, palavra e pensamento em consonância com isso.

So you know how things stand. Now forget what they think of you. Be satisfied if you can live the rest of your life, however short, as your nature demands. Focus on that, and don't let anything distract you. You've wandered all over and finally realized that you never found what you were after: how to live.

At break of day, when you are reluctant to get up, have this thought ready to mind: 'I am getting up for a man's work.

Or was I created to wrap myself in blankets and keep warm?' 'But this is more pleasant.