Great minds have purposes; others have wishes. Washington Irving
Great minds have purposes; others have wishes.PurposeQuotations by Washington Irving
Month: November 2008
The meaning of life is to give life meaning. Ken Hudgins
The meaning of life is to give life meaning.PurposeQuotations by Ken Hudgins
The only way you can be successful on a post or win at it is to be at cause over it. L. Ron Hubbard
The only way you can be successful on a post or win at it is to be at cause over it.PurposeQuotations by L. Ron Hubbard
Strong lives are motivated by dynamic purposes; lesser ones exist on wishes and inclinations. Kenneth Hildebrand
Strong lives are motivated by dynamic purposes; lesser ones exist on wishes and inclinations.PurposeQuotations by Kenneth Hildebrand
Many good purposes lie in the churchyard. Philip Henry
Many good purposes lie in the churchyard.PurposeQuotations by Philip Henry
It is good to have an end to journey toward; but it is the journey that matters, in the end Ernest Hemingway
It is good to have an end to journey toward; but it is the journey that matters, in the endPurposeQuotations by Ernest Hemingway
Pray that your loneliness may spur you into finding something to live for, great enough to die for. Dag Hammarskjold
Pray that your loneliness may spur you into finding something to live for, great enough to die for.PurposeQuotations by Dag Hammarskjold
To the person with a firm purpose all men and things are servants. Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
To the person with a firm purpose all men and things are servants.PurposeQuotations by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
Every person above the ordinary has a certain mission that they are called to fulfill. Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
Every person above the ordinary has a certain mission that they are called to fulfill.PurposeQuotations by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
Be above it! Make the world serve your purpose, but do not serve it. Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
Be above it! Make the world serve your purpose, but do not serve it.PurposeQuotations by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
A purpose you impart is no longer your own. Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
A purpose you impart is no longer your own.PurposeQuotations by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
What is my life if I am no longer useful to others. Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
What is my life if I am no longer useful to others.PurposeQuotations by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
It is good to follow one’s own bent, so long as it leads upward. Andre Gide
It is good to follow one’s own bent, so long as it leads upward.PurposeQuotations by Andre Gide
Be the business never so painful, you may have it done for money. Thomas Fuller
Be the business never so painful, you may have it done for money.PurposeQuotations by Thomas Fuller
There is no meaning to life except the meaning man gives his life by unfolding of his powers. Erich Fromm
There is no meaning to life except the meaning man gives his life by unfolding of his powers.PurposeQuotations by Erich Fromm
Ever more people today have the means to live, but no meaning to live for. Viktor E. Frankl
Ever more people today have the means to live, but no meaning to live for.PurposeQuotations by Viktor E. Frankl
Men achieve a certain greatness unawares, when working to another aim. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Men achieve a certain greatness unawares, when working to another aim.PurposeQuotations by Ralph Waldo Emerson
The only failure a man ought to fear is failure in cleaving to the purpose he sees to be best. George Eliot
The only failure a man ought to fear is failure in cleaving to the purpose he sees to be best.PurposeQuotations by George Eliot
What makes life dreary is the want of a motive. George Eliot
What makes life dreary is the want of a motive.PurposeQuotations by George Eliot
The secret of man’s being is not only to live but to have something to live for. Fyodor Dostoevsky
The secret of man’s being is not only to live but to have something to live for.PurposeQuotations by Fyodor Dostoevsky
A just cause is not ruined by a few mistakes. Fyodor Dostoevsky
A just cause is not ruined by a few mistakes.PurposeQuotations by Fyodor Dostoevsky
The secret to success is constancy to purpose. Benjamin Disraeli
The secret to success is constancy to purpose.PurposeQuotations by Benjamin Disraeli
Nothing can resist the human will that will stake even its existence on its stated purpose. Benjamin Disraeli
Nothing can resist the human will that will stake even its existence on its stated purpose.PurposeQuotations by Benjamin Disraeli
I live for my sons. I would be lost without them. Princess of Wales Diana
I live for my sons. I would be lost without them.PurposeQuotations by Princess of Wales Diana
Thus happiness depends, as nature shows, less on exterior things than most suppose. William Cowper
Thus happiness depends, as nature shows, less on exterior things than most suppose.PurposeQuotations by William Cowper
The first thing to do in life is to do with purpose what one purposes to do. Pablo Casals
The first thing to do in life is to do with purpose what one purposes to do.PurposeQuotations by Pablo Casals
The purpose of man is in action not thought. Thomas Carlyle
The purpose of man is in action not thought.PurposeQuotations by Thomas Carlyle
Each of our acts makes a statement as to our purpose. Leo Buscaglia
Each of our acts makes a statement as to our purpose.PurposeQuotations by Leo Buscaglia
What mankind wants is not talent; it is purpose. Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton
What mankind wants is not talent; it is purpose.PurposeQuotations by Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton
Your work is to discover your work and then with all your heart to give yourself to it. Buddha
Your work is to discover your work and then with all your heart to give yourself to it.PurposeQuotations by Buddha
You have to know what is right for you and go after it regardless of what others say. Les Brown
You have to know what is right for you and go after it regardless of what others say.PurposeQuotations by Les Brown
If you don’t stand up for something, you may fall for anything. Les Brown
If you don’t stand up for something, you may fall for anything.PurposeQuotations by Les Brown
The only true happiness comes from squandering ourselves for a purpose. John Mason Brown
The only true happiness comes from squandering ourselves for a purpose.PurposeQuotations by John Mason Brown
I just wake up and say, You’re a bum, go do something worthwhile today. Garth Brooks
I just wake up and say, You’re a bum, go do something worthwhile today.PurposeQuotations by Garth Brooks
Life does not need to mutilate itself in order to be pure. Simone Weil
Life does not need to mutilate itself in order to be pure.PurityQuotations by Simone Weil
Purity is the power to contemplate defilement. Simone Weil
Purity is the power to contemplate defilement.PurityQuotations by Simone Weil
Mud-pies gratify one of our first and best instincts. So long as we are dirty, we are pure. Charles Dudley Warner
Mud-pies gratify one of our first and best instincts. So long as we are dirty, we are pure.PurityQuotations by Charles Dudley Warner
The purity men love is like the mists which envelope the earth, and not like the azure ether beyond. Henry David Thoreau
The purity men love is like the mists which envelope the earth, and not like the azure ether beyond.PurityQuotations by Henry David Thoreau
My strength has the strength of ten because my heart is pure. Lord Alfred Tennyson
My strength has the strength of ten because my heart is pure.PurityQuotations by Lord Alfred Tennyson
Purity of heart is to will one thing. Soren Kierkegaard
Purity of heart is to will one thing.PurityQuotations by Soren Kierkegaard