Purpose Of Life Quotes

“The search for meaning is as meaningless as the meaning itself.”
― Abhaidev, The Meaninglessness of Meaning

“Lazy people do a little work and think they should be winning. Winners work as hard as possible and still worry that they are being lazy.”
― Lewis Caralla

“How do we know, Master," Tanis asked hesitantly, "Whether the life of any creature has fulfilled its destiny? I have known the very old to die in bitterness and despair. I have seen young children die before their time but leave behind such a legacy of love and joy that grief for their passing was tempered by the knowledge that their brief lives had given much to others."

"You have answered your own question, Tanis Half-Elven, far better than I could," the Forestmaster said gravely. "Say that our lives are measured not by gain but by giving.”
― Margaret Weis, Dragons of Autumn Twilight

“Good introduced human beings to be students of himself and his works, and not merely students but also interpreters of these things. It is wrong, therefore, for us to begin and end where the nonrational animals do. We should rather begin where they do but end where nature has ended in our case. Nature ended at studying and paying attention to things and a way of life in harmony with itself. See to it then, that you do not die without having studied these things.”
― Epictetus, How to Be Free: An Ancient Guide to the Stoic Life

“How do we know, Master," Tanis asked hesitantly, "Whether the life of any creature has fulfilled its destiny? I have known the very old to die in bitterness and despair. I have seen young children die before their time but leave behind such a legacy of love and joy that grief for their passing was tempered by the knowledge that their brief lives had given much to others."

"You have answered your own question, Tanis Half-Elven, far better than I could," the Forestmaster said gravely. "Say that our lives are measured not by gain but by giving.”
― Margaret Weis; Tracy Hickman, Dragons of Autumn Twilight

“Life has a sense even if its purpose is senseless.”
― Tamerlan Kuzgov

“Is the purpose of life to earn money, or is the purpose of money to earn you a life?”
― Manoj Arora, From the Rat Race to Financial Freedom

“Is what we were doing really wrong? If the point of life is to find meaning and purpose, and my purpose in life was to enjoy myself, was it really wrong to live like that? Was our country not founded on the belief that every human has the right to “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness”? Did it violate some greater universal law if my actions to please myself harmed and caused pain to others, or should they just mind their own dang business?”
― Michael J Heil, Pursued: God’s relentless pursuit and a drug addict’s journey to finding purpose

“The American Indian understood the purpose of life was to expand and magnify the Real Self. The purpose of life was the continuing evolution of the divine spirit within.”
― Kenneth Meadows, Earth Medicine: Revealing Hidden Teachings of the Native American Medicine Wheel

“No matter how bad you have gone through, what matters is whether you have reached your goal or not.”
― Shiva Negi

“This new skin—this Christlike and divine purpose—is a whole new complete vision of the entire world, every face we see as we walk this earth to fulfill the mission God has given each of us.”
― A.M. Revere, Abolish the Label

“Irrational, irresponsible, maybe, but in that desperate moment our decision to walk offered every thing we needed — shelter in the form of our tent and a line on a map to follow. It gave us a route forward, a purpose, a reason to go on into the next day when all other reasons had fallen away.”
― Raynor Winn, Landlines

“The ultimate purpose of your life is to know yourself and liberate the soul.”
― Shiva Negi

“For many, the purpose of life is a life without purpose.”
― Tamerlan Kuzgov

“Don't teach your children to be rich and successful, but teach them to find the meaning of life so that they can live a meaningful life.”
― Shiva Negi

“You have to live for the effort of living, to leave a stone that will one day go to shape some far-off and mysterious edifice; and the only peace possible, on this earth, lies in the joy of having made such an effort.”
― Émile Zola, Le Docteur Pascal

“It is a sobering fact that instead of being the purpose and the pinnacle of life, we are merely the instruments to achieve its continuity.”
― KRISHNA MURTHY ANNIGERI VASUDEVA RAO, FLOWERS OF STARDUST

“The purpose of life is to know your True Self as the Divine and become one with the Supreme Being.”
― Shiva Negi

“I did pay many years to figure out that every rock bottom I hit was when I gave in to the idea of time and lost track of my purpose. And it took even longer only to realize when I stopped thinking about time, it stopped getting to me. It's not rocket science at all.”
― Cuong Le, STARS

“There are so many people waiting at the other side for you to align with your purpose, don’t starve their existence by disobedience towards pursuing your dreams.”
― Lynn Ujiagbe

“Ultimately, I think the purpose of life is to be happy and fulfilled. I don't mean this in a selfish 'me first' way. When we exude an aura of happiniess, this positive energy spreads to those around us, making the world a better place. To meet that larger goal, I think we each need to find happiness in harmony with those around us. So, what do we need in our daily lives to make this possible? I think one element is discovering our creative outlets and reveling in them.”
― Marie Kondō, Kurashi at Home: How to Organize Your Space and Achieve Your Ideal Life

“Everyone has a purpose, but no one knows what the future holds.”
― Kristina M Hoffman, Destined Existence: The Unique Campaign

“Note To Self:
The Purpose Of Life Is
To Constantly Upgrade, Uplift,
Empower Your Thinking,
Speaking, Feeling And Actions
In All That You Do.

You Are A Co-Creator,
So Co-Create Love & Beauty
For Yourself & Others.”
― Allan Rufus - Daily Life Adjustments

“I learned to value myself the hard way: by keeping an eye out for the things that made my heart sing and by chasing those things, by valuing process over outcome and by ignoring the modern belief that resume equals self worth. Instead of running from my creative side, I let it take me where it wanted to go, and so I met beautiful people who inspired me, and I soon came to inspire others.”
― Joshua Krook

“True fulfillment is found not in the spotlight of fame, but in the quiet moments where purpose and passion converge.”
― Monika Ajay Kaul

“Life is an adventure and the adventure does not stop. it continues without end.”
― Larry Ollison, The Paradise of God: Discover the Biblical Truth About Heaven and Unlock the Mystery of Life After Death

“I like to have a purpose. Doesn’t everyone? Isn’t that something all people need, across space and time – Jedi or Sith, good or bad? Aren’t we all just looking for our purpose in this big, empty, dark galaxy?”
― Sam Maggs, Stories of Jedi and Sith

“etc."
I have been searching for my self everywhere,
but I can’t find it!
I can’t even remember when exactly I lost it…
I search for it in everything I love and hate
in foreign and familiar cities
in all the kind, exhausted, and mean faces…
I search for my self near water springs and along river shores
On mountaintops and in the scent of wildflowers…
Between the branches of olive and fig trees,
but without any trace or hope…
I search in teacups, in the corners of old cafés
In songs and interludes…
In books
In the memories of everyone who ever knew me
Everyone I betrayed or was betrayed by…
I search in lines and sentences,
But all in vain…
I even search unsuccessfully in the sentences that list options,
including the examples and each “etc.” after each list of options…
I keep wondering how did I so quietly lose it?
And each time I ask the loved ones about my strong desire
to reunite with my lost self,
I realize they have no leads other than long and wide lists
of places, things, activities, individuals, and hobbies
where I may possibly “find” my self…
In each list they suggest, I find countless options
and countless lines ending with “etc.”
They don’t understand
that I have turned every rock and searched behind every “etc.”
And today I finally realized
That my self wasn’t from here,
and thus, it was never here…
That, all along, I have been searching for an illusion
that never existed…

[Original poem published in Arabic on March 11, 2024 at ahewar.org]”
― Louis Yako

“We are here to give love,
to receive love,
to express love and
actualize love,
to enjoy and share love,
and to expand our capacity for love!”
― Christian Sundberg, A Walk in the Physical: Understanding the Human Experience Within the Larger Spiritual Context

“Celem życia, o ile mi wiadomo... Jest znalezienie sposobu bycia, który jest tak znaczący, że fakt, iż życie jest cierpieniem nie ma już znaczenia.”
― Jordan Peterson