Quotes about Meaning
A man's true delight is to do the things he was made for.
— Marcus Aurelius
The man who speaks with primordial images, speaks with a thousand tongues.
— Carl Jung
Take away God and religion, and men live to no purpose, without proposing any worthy end of life to themselves.
— John Tillotson
When a person does something, it has the man or woman look about it. It drips with humanity. You can follow the logic of it and see the meaning behind it.
— Charles Swindoll
Two times two will be four even without my will. Is that what you call man's free will?
— Fyodor Dostoevsky
A man who has become conscious of the absurd is for ever bound to it.
— Albert Camus
Men die and they are not happy.
— Albert Camus
If then nature makes nothing without some end in view, nothing to no purpose, it must be that nature has made all of them for the sake of man.
— Aristotle
The truth is we all have an expiration date. Your time here on earth is limited. It's precious. It's valuable. God doesn't want you wasting another second with meaningless habits that are derailing your dreams. What if God placed a big stamp on our "passport to life" showing us how much time we have left? I mean, it's sorta creepy, but it would certainly motivate us to live each day with purpose.
— Terri Savelle Foy
If churches are to be healthy, then pastors and teachers must be committed to discovering the meaning of Scripture and allowing that meaning to drive the agenda with their congregations.
— Thabiti M. Anyabwile
Expositional listening is listening for the meaning of a passage of Scripture and accepting that meaning as the main idea to be grasped for our personal and corporate lives as Christians.
— Thabiti M. Anyabwile
When we hear the Word preached, are we generally looking to have a need met (for example, to be entertained or to gather some practical advice) or are we primarily desiring to understand the original meaning of the text and apply it to our lives?
— Thabiti M. Anyabwile