Quotes about Purpose

History only exists, in the final analysis, for God.

Should I kill myself, or have a cup of coffee?

What is called a reason for living is also an excellent reason for dying.

It is normal to give away a little of one's life in order not to lose it all.

Man wants to live, but it is useless to hope that this desire will dictate all his actions.

All religions, arts and sciences are branches of the same tree. All these aspirations are directed toward ennobling man's life, lifting it from the sphere of mere physical existence and leading the individual towards freedom.

And the high destiny of the individual is to serve rather than to rule, or to impose himself in any other way.

Life isn't worth living, unless it is lived for someone else.

Try not to become a man of success but rather to become a man of value.

What is the meaning of human life, or of organic life altogether To answer this question at all implies a religion. Is there any sense then, you ask, in putting it I answer, the man who regards his own life and that of his fellow creatures as meaningless is not merely unfortunate but almost disqualified for life.

I don't know what your destiny will be, but one thing I know: the only ones among you who will be really happy are those who have sought and found how to serve.

I don't know what your destiny will be, but one thing I do know; the only ones among you who will be really happy are those who have sought and found how to serve.