Quotes about purpose

Every why has a wherefore.

— William Shakespeare

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

— William Shakespeare

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

— Al Sharpman

This is the true joy in life, the being used for a purpose recognized by yourself as a mighty one; the being thoroughly worn out before you are thrown on the scrap heap; the being a force of nature instead of a feverish selfish little clod of ailments and grievances complaining that the world will not devote itself to making you happy.

— George Bernard Shaw

We know there is intention and purpose in the universe, because there is intention and purpose in us.

— George Bernard Shaw

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

— Simonides

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

— Socrates

In a just cause the weak will beat the strong.

— Sophocles

When you discover your mission, you will feel its demand. It will fill you with enthusiasm and a burning desire to get to work on it.

— W. Clement Stone

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

— S. G. Tallentyre

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

— Henry David Thoreau

Be not simply good; be good for something.

— Henry David Thoreau

Why should we be in such desperate haste to succeed, and in such desperate enterprises? If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured and far away. It is not important that he should mature as soon as an apple tree or an oak.

— Henry David Thoreau

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

— James Thurber

Every man is occasionally visited by the suspicion that the planet on which he is riding is not really going anywhere; that the Force which controls its measured eccentricities hasn't got anything special in mind. If he broods on this somber theme long enough he gets the doleful idea that the laughing children on a merry-go-round or the thin, fine hands of a lady's watch are revolving more purposely than he is.

— James Thurber

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

— Count Leo Tolstoy

Ordinary people think merely of spending time. Great people think of using it.

— Source Unknown

Are we interested in sight seeing or soul saving?

— Source Unknown

He who clings to life shall lose it -- but losing it in a right cause will gain it.

— Source Unknown

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

— Source Unknown

Pep without purpose is piffle.

— Source Unknown

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

— Source Unknown

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.

— Source Unknown

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

— Peter Ustinov

Winners are people with definite purpose in life.

— Denis Waitley

Man's chief end is to glorify God, and enjoy Him forever.

— Westminster Confession of Faith

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

— Marcia Wieder

Your cause belongs to those that can avenge your wrongs.

— Winkworth

You, betrayed by time and space, Seek and find your proper place.

— Her Majesty's Wizard

For an athlete to function properly, he must be intent. There has to be a definite purpose and goal if you are to progress. If you are not intent about what you are doing, you aren't able to resist the temptation to do something else that might be more fun at the moment.

— John Wooden

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

— Zig Ziglar

Nothing contributes so much to tranquilize the mind as a steady purpose--a point on which the soul may fix its intellectual eye.

— Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

When I leave this dimension, I shall leave evocative deeds

— Mokgehle William wisbar

There is always going to be infants and folks. Mine is to make a mark before getting old

— Mokgehle William wisbar

As moments are winding the time, my purpose shall surely exhibit

— Mokgehle William wisbar