Purpose Of Life Quotes

“It was the ghost of rationality itself ... This is the ghost of normal everyday assumptions which declares that the ultimate purpose of life, which is to keep alive, is impossible, but that this is the ultimate purpose of life anyway, so that great minds struggle to cure diseases so that people may live longer, but only madmen ask why. One lives longer in order that he may live longer. There is no other purpose. That is what the ghost says.”
― Robert M. Pirsig, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values

“The purpose of life is to live, learn, and love.”
― Christine Rice

“Storytellers have as profound a purpose as any who are charged to guide and transform human lives. I knew it as an ancient discipline and vocation to which everyone is called.”
― Nancy Mellon, The Art of Storytelling

“Il ne fait aucun doute pour moi que la sagesse est le but principal de la vie et c'est pourquoi je reviens toujours aux stoïciens. Ils ont atteint la sagesse, on ne peut donc plus les appeler des philosophes au sens propre du terme. De mon point de vue, la sagesse est le terme naturel de la philosophie, sa fin dans les deux sens du mot. Une philosophie finit en sagesse et par là même disparaît.”
― Emil Cioran, Oeuvres

“You know, the immortality of the soul, free will and all that -- it's all very amusing to talk about up to the age of twenty-two, but not after that. Then one ought to be giving one's mind to having fun without catching the pox, arranging one's life as comfortably as possible, having a few decent drawings on the wall, and above all writing well. That's the important thing: well-made sentences...and then a few metaphors. Yes, a few metaphors. They embellish a man's existence.”
― Théophile Gautier

“Life is absurd. But there is one meaningful thing, one inarguable thing, and that is that there is suffering. Fine writing helps alleviate that suffering – and anything that puts meaning and beauty into the world in the form of story, helps people to live with more peace and purpose and balance, is deeply worthwhile.”
― Robert McKee

“There is a purpose in life--to raise men nearer to the likeness of God. Whoever seeks that ideal, daily, finds joy; and in no other way can true joy be found.”
― John A. Widtsoe, An Understandable Religion

“Life does exist. It's the purpose that count.”
― Toba Beta, My Ancestor Was an Ancient Astronaut

“He was an awkward mixture of strong moral impulse and restless aesthetic curiosity, and yet he would have made a most ineffective reformer and a very indifferent artist. It seemed to him that the glow of happiness must be found either in action, of some immensely solid kind, on behalf of an idea, or in producing a masterpiece in one of the arts.”
― Henry James, Roderick Hudson

“The purpose of life is similar to the meaning of life, but it often refers to the overarching goals or missions that an individual pursues throughout their lifetime. This can include things like helping others, making a positive impact on the world, or achieving personal fulfillment.”
― Domagoj Pernar, The Life: Meaning, Purpose & Death

“Ultimately, the meaning of life, purpose of life, and death are complex and multifaceted concepts that are deeply personal and subjective. They are often intertwined and can have a profound impact on how we live our lives and the choices we make.”
― Domagoj Pernar, The Life: Meaning, Purpose & Death

“Without purpose, we are just good-looking animals.”
― Abhijit Naskar, All For Acceptance

“Don't be managed by the likelihood of mishaps. Be motivated by the promise of favor!”
― Carlos Wallace, The Other 99 T.Y.M.E.S: Train Your Mind to Enjoy Serenity

“Your story is yours to tell. Don't let someone else tell it.”
― Eduvie Donald

“In the grand tapestry of human existence, time stands alone as the most democratic of resources. Each morning, as the sun peeks over the horizon, we all receive the same precious allotment: 24 hours, 1,440 minutes, 86,400 seconds. No more, no less.
The billionaire in their penthouse and the street vendor below both wake to this same gift. The young student and the elderly sage share this identical treasure. It cannot be hoarded, cannot be saved, cannot be borrowed against future days. Time flows ever forward, spending itself whether we will it or not.
What separates us, then, is not the quantity of time we receive, but the wisdom with which we spend it. Some invest these hours in pursuit of knowledge, letting each minute compound into greater understanding. Others spend lavishly on creation, turning time into art, music, or innovation. Some give their hours generously to others, transforming time into love, care, and connection.
Yet it's easy to become a poor steward of this universal wealth. Minutes slip away on mindless distractions. Hours evaporate in the fog of procrastination. Days can be squandered on pursuits that bring neither joy nor growth. Unlike money, misspent time can never be earned back.
The most profound truth about time is this: its value is determined not by its passage, but by its purpose. A single hour spent in passionate creation may be worth more than a day spent in listless consumption. A few minutes of genuine connection might outweigh weeks of shallow interaction.
The challenge before us is not to control time – for that is impossible – but to be mindful of its passing and intentional in its use. To ask ourselves each morning: "How will I spend the currency of these hours? What will be the return on this investment of moments?”
― Michael Marcel, Sr.

“Every once in a while in life, one experiences an epiphany so profound that nothing is the same after it happens. Life takes on a new layer of meaning and purpose, from which arises a new conviction. Inherent to the nature of epiphanies, it is an illumination that doesn’t simply teach you, but it causes you to become someone new.”
― Xavier Eikerenkoetter, Reverend Ike: An Extraordinary Life of Influence

“He sat for some time, meditatively frowning, then picked up his pen and wrote across the title-page: "The author's mathematical treatment of the conception of purpose is novel and highly ingenious, but heretical and, so far as the present social order is concerned, dangerous and potentially subversive. Not to be published." He underlined the words. "The author will be kept under supervision. His transference to the Marine Biological Station of St. Helena may become necessary." A pity, he thought, as he signed his name. It was a masterly piece of work. But once you began admitting explanations in terms of purpose–well, you didn't know what the result might be. It was the sort of idea that might easily decondition the more unsettled minds among the higher castes–make them lose their faith in happiness as the Sovereign Good and take to believing, instead, that the goal was somewhere beyond, somewhere outside the present human sphere, that the purpose of life was not the maintenance of well-being, but some intensification and refining of consciousness, some enlargement of knowledge. Which was, the Controller reflected, quite possibly true. But not, in the present circumstance, admissible. He picked up his pen again, and under the words "Not to be published" drew a second line, thicker and blacker than the first; then sighed, "What fun it would be," he thought, "if one didn't have to think about happiness!”
― Aldous Huxley

“अमृतत्वं आत्मज्ञाने निहितम् Immortality lies in self-knowledge.”
― Shiva Negi

“आत्मज्ञानं परमं सिद्धिः। Self-knowledge is the ultimate perfection.”
― Shiva Negi

“Empathy gives humans purpose... Responsibility makes you feel productive and valued”
― Daniel Lawrence Abrams

“My freedom therefore requires that I can ask myself what I *should* do with my time. Even when I am utterly absorbed in what I do, what I say, and what I love, the possibility of this question must be alive in me. Being engaged in my activities, I must run the risk of being bored--otherwise my engagement would be a matter of compulsive necessity. Being devoted to what I love, I must run the risk of losing it or giving it up--otherwise there would be nothing at stake in maintaining and actively relating to what I love. Most fundamentally, I must live in relation to my irrevocable death--otherwise I would believe that my time is infinite and there would be no urgency in dedicating my life to anything.

The condition of our freedom, then, is that we understand ourselves as finite. Only in light of the apprehension that we will die--that our lifetime is indefinite but finite--can we ask ourselves what we ought to do with our lives and put ourselves at stake in our activities. This is why all religious visions of eternity, as we shall see, ultimately are visions of *unfreedom.*”
― Martin Hägglund, This Life: Secular Faith and Spiritual Freedom

“Art without purpose is decoration; life without art is hollow.”
― Monika Ajay Kaul

“Living is bringing joy to others.”
― Richie Norton

“It may take a lifetime to understand what it means to love unreservedly. It may take a lifetime to learn the basic truths God wants us to know. Don’t fret it. That is the purpose of life.”
― Richelle E. Goodrich, Hope Evermore: Quotes, Verse, & Spiritual Inspiration for Every Day of the Year

“As you come to know God, you will feel a peaceful stillness settle into your heart. You will understand that this challenging earth-life was designed with significant purpose and meaning. You will start to see a divine hand at work in your life, imparting personalized tender mercies, especially during harsher trials. You will come to realize that you are not, nor have you ever been, left alone. As you come to know God, you will learn that you can trust Him.”
― Richelle E. Goodrich, Hope Evermore: Quotes, Verse, & Spiritual Inspiration for Every Day of the Year

“There is something wonderful inside you ready to be shared with the world.

What is your spirit gift?”
― Jeff Wellman, Spirit Gift: A journey through the seven planes of existence

“Life itself is the most formidable
of mental odysseys,
and only those who embrace
the inevitability of transient struggles
will triumph in the grand narrative of existence.”
― Nyx Thorn, VERSES OF THE BROKEN: Echoes From A Fractured Mind

“The meaning and purpose of existence is the experience of life.”
― Dejan Stojanovic, ABSOLUTE

“Do I think I do not need God? How is it that I believe and follow God if my tendency is to think I do not need relationships in my life? These questions started to plague my mind, but I could only come back to the thought of God’s grace. I believe that God allowed me to view him how I needed to; after all, he knew I needed him.”
― Steven Kolberg, Reviving Fatherhood: Guiding Every Dad from First Steps to Lasting Legacy

“Life is not a speed contest.”
― Eduvie Donald