Lack of something to feel important about is almost the greatest tragedy a man may have. Arthur E. Morgan
Lack of something to feel important about is almost the greatest tragedy a man may have.PurposeQuotations by Arthur E. Morgan
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Give me a man who says, This one thing I do, and not, These fifty things, I dabble in. Dwight L. Moody
Give me a man who says, This one thing I do, and not, These fifty things, I dabble in.PurposeQuotations by Dwight L. Moody
The soul which has no fixed purpose in life is lost; to be everywhere, is to be nowhere. Michel Eyquem De Montaigne
The soul which has no fixed purpose in life is lost; to be everywhere, is to be nowhere.PurposeQuotations by Michel Eyquem De Montaigne
Make sure the thing you’re living for is worth dying for. Charles Mayes
Make sure the thing you’re living for is worth dying for.PurposeQuotations by Charles Mayes
I see no business in life but the work of Christ. Henry Martyn
I see no business in life but the work of Christ.PurposeQuotations by Henry Martyn
A man who stands for nothing will fall for anything. Malcolm X
A man who stands for nothing will fall for anything.PurposeQuotations by Malcolm X
Fear God and work hard. David Livingstone
Fear God and work hard.PurposeQuotations by David Livingstone
The aims of life are the best defense against death. Primo Levi
The aims of life are the best defense against death.PurposeQuotations by Primo Levi
The greatest use of life is to spend it for something that will outlast it. William James
The greatest use of life is to spend it for something that will outlast it.PurposeQuotations by William James
Great minds have purposes; others have wishes. Washington Irving
Great minds have purposes; others have wishes.PurposeQuotations by Washington Irving
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