Quotes about Purpose
Thou hast made us for Thyself, and the heart never resteth till it findeth rest in Thee.
— St. Augustine
Keep a clear eye toward life's end. Do not forget your purpose and destiny as God's creature. What you are in His sight is what you are and nothing more. Remember that when you leave this earth, you can take nothing you have received, but only what you have given; a full heart enriched by honest service, love, sacrifice and courage.
— St. Francis Of Assisi
Trust God that you are where you are meant to be.
— Teresa of Avila
Love makes labour light. Love alone gives value to all things.
— Teresa of Avila
Holiness consists simply in doing God's will, and being just what God wants us to be.
— St. Therese of Lisieux
I have at last found my vocation; it is love!
— St. Therese of Lisieux
I shall be love, thus I shall be everything, and thus my dream will be realized.
— St. Therese of Lisieux
Nature expresses a design of love and truth.
— Pope Benedict XVI
The truth is, of course, that what one regards as interruptions are precisely one's life.
— CS Lewis
True education is awakening a love for truth...opening the eyes of the soul to the great purpose and end of life.
— David O. McKay
From the moment we claim the truth of being the beloved, we are faced with the call to become who we are.
— Henri Nouwen
We cannot know the whole truth, which belongs to God alone, but our task nevertheless is to seek to know what is true.
— Wendell Berry