Motivational Quotes

Purpose

The man without a purpose is like a ship without a rudder -- waif, a nothing, a no man. Have a purpose in life, and, having it, throw such strength of mind and muscle into your work as God has given you.

- Carlyle, Thomas

Best Quotes about Purpose

Why do I not seek some real good; one which I could feel, not one which I could display?

Seneca

In a just cause the weak will beat the strong.

Sophocles

The only way you can be successful on a post or win at it is to be at cause over it.

Hubbard, L. Ron

Are we interested in sight seeing or soul saving?

What on earth are you doing for Heaven's sake?

You can come to understand your purpose in life by slowing down and feeling your heart's desires.

Wieder, Marcia

The sense of paralysis proceeds not so much out of the mammoth size of the problem but out of the puniness of the purpose.

Cousins, Norman

Many people flounder about in life because they do not have a purpose, an objective toward which to work.

Halas, George

It is essential that we enable young people to see themselves as participants in one of the most exciting eras in history, and to have a sense of purpose in relation to it.

Rockefeller, Nelson

10.

The longest journey is the journey inwards. Of him who has chosen his destiny, Who has started upon his quest for the source of his being.

Hammarskjold, Dag

11.

I know of no such unquestionable badge and ensign of a sovereign mind as that of tenacity of purpose...

Emerson, Ralph Waldo

12.

Nothing can resist the human will that will stake even its existence on its stated purpose.

Disraeli, Benjamin

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They are not only idle who do nothing, but they are idle also who might be better employed.

Socrates

14.

Without knowing what I am and why I am here, life is impossible.

Tolstoy, Count Leo

15.

Only conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ; so that whether I come and see you or remain absent, I may hear of you that you are standing firm in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel. [Philippians 1:27]

Bible

16.

All men should strive to learn before they die, what they are running from, and to, and why.

Thurber, James

17.

There is no better test of a man's work than time, which also reveals the thoughts which lay hidden in his breast.

Simonides

18.

If you don't stand up for something, you may fall for anything.

Brown, Les

19.

It is good to have an end to journey toward; but it is the journey that matters, in the end

Hemingway, Ernest

20.

What we must try to be, of course, is ourselves and wholeheartedly. We must find out what we really are and what we really want.

Boswell, Nelson

21.

Strong lives are motivated by dynamic purposes; lesser ones exist on wishes and inclinations.

Hildebrand, Kenneth

22.

Existence is a strange bargain. Life owes us little; we owe it everything. The only true happiness comes from squandering ourselves for a purpose.

Cowper, William

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What makes life dreary is the want of a motive.

Eliot, George

24.

There is no road to success but through a clear strong purpose. Nothing can take its place. A purpose underlies character, culture, position, attainment of every part.

Munger, Thornton T.

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Lack of something to feel important about is almost the greatest tragedy a man may have.

Morgan, Arthur E.

26.

I think that a lot of women are made to feel that they have not done the one thing that they were put on the earth to do if they didn't do the normal thing, if they didn't take the most traveled path. And it's unfortunate.

Griffith, Nanci

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A pilgrim is a wanderer with purpose.

Pilgrim, Peace

28.

Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were entreating through us; we beg you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God. [2 Corinthians 5:20]

Bible

29.

Don't become a wandering generality. Be a meaningful specific.

Ziglar, Zig

30.

The meaning of life is to give life meaning.

Hudgins, Ken

31.

Many men go fishing their entire lives without knowing it is not fish they are after.

Thoreau, Henry David

32.

The purpose of a man's heart are deep waters, but a man of understanding draws them out. [Proverbs 20:5]

Bible

33.

Never be afraid to treat the path alone. Know which is your path and follow it wherever it may lead you; do not feel you have to follow in someone else's footsteps.

Bellin, Gita

34.

What mankind wants is not talent; it is purpose.

Bulwer-Lytton, Edward G.

35.

A just cause is not ruined by a few mistakes.

Dostoevsky, Fyodor

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Give me a man who says, This one thing I do, and not, These fifty things, I dabble in.

Moody, Dwight L.

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The only failure a man ought to fear is failure in cleaving to the purpose he sees to be best.

Eliot, George

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What allows us, as human beings, to psychologically survive life on earth, with all of its pain, drama, and challenges, is a sense of purpose and meaning

Angelis, Barbara De

39.

Once we are destined to live out our lives in the prison of our mind, our duty is to furnish it well.

Ustinov, Peter

40.

The first principle of ethical power is Purpose. By purpose, I don't mean your objective or intention-something toward which you are always striving. Purpose is something bigger. It is the picture you have of yourself-the kind of person you want to be or the kind of life you want to lead.

Blanchard, Ken

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Make sure the thing you're living for is worth dying for.

Mayes, Charles

42.

Ever more people today have the means to live, but no meaning to live for.

Frankl, Viktor E.

43.

Anyone can live heroically and successfully for one day. The man who achieves a high purpose makes that day the pattern for all the days of his life.

44.

The crowning blessing of life is to be born with a bias to some pursuit.

Tallentyre, S. G.

45.

Better to die of something than to die in old age of nothing.

Sharpman, Al

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When you are inspired by some great purpose, some extraordinary project, all your thoughts break their bonds: Your mind transcends limitations, your consciousness expands in every direction, and you find yourself in a new, great, and wonderful world. Dormant forces, faculties and talents become alive, and your discover yourself to be a greater person by far than you ever dreamed yourself to be.

Patanjali

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What we determine we often break. Purpose is but the slave to memory.

Shakespeare, William

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It is good to follow one's own bent, so long as it leads upward.

Gide, Andre

49.

The first thing to do in life is to do with purpose what one purposes to do.

Casals, Pablo

50.

We need not only a purpose in life to give meaning to our existence but also something to give meaning to our suffering. We need as much something to suffer for as something to live for.

Hoffer, Eric