- “The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson
- “He who has a why to live can bear almost any how.” — Friedrich Nietzsche
- “The meaning of life is to find your gift. The purpose of life is to give it away.” — Pablo Picasso
- “The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why.” — Mark Twain
- “Efforts and courage are not enough without purpose and direction.” — John F. Kennedy
- “The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.” — Mahatma Gandhi
- “Your purpose in life is to find your purpose and give your whole heart and soul to it.” — Buddha
- “It is not enough to be industrious; so are the ants. What are you industrious about?” — Henry David Thoreau
- “The soul which has no fixed purpose in life is lost; to be everywhere, is to be nowhere.” — Michel de Montaigne
- “The secret of success is constancy of purpose.” — Benjamin Disraeli
- “To live is to suffer, to survive is to find some meaning in the suffering.” — Friedrich Nietzsche
- “True happiness… is not attained through self-gratification, but through fidelity to a worthy purpose.” — Helen Keller
- “Where your talents and the needs of the world cross, there lies your vocation.” — Aristotle
- “Life is never made unbearable by circumstances, but only by lack of meaning and purpose.” — Viktor Frankl
- “Success demands singleness of purpose.” — Vince Lombardi
- “A man who dares to waste one hour of time has not discovered the value of life.” — Charles Darwin
- “The purpose of life is a life of purpose.” — Robert Byrne
- “Your work is to discover your world and then with all your heart give yourself to it.” — Buddha
- “To forget one’s purpose is the commonest form of stupidity.” — Friedrich Nietzsche
- “The meaning of life is whatever you ascribe it to be. Being alive is the meaning.” — Joseph Campbell
- “The purpose of life is to live it, to taste experience to the utmost, to reach out eagerly and without fear for newer and richer experience.” — Eleanor Roosevelt
- “The unexamined life is not worth living.” — Socrates
- “We can each define ambition and progress for ourselves. The goal is to work toward a world where expectations are not set by the stereotypes that hold us back, but by our personal passion, talents, and interests.” — Sheryl Sandberg
- “If you have a strong purpose in life, you don’t have to be pushed. Your passion will drive you there.” — Roy T. Bennett
- “Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can’t help them, at least don’t hurt them.” — Dalai Lama
- “Above all be of single aim; have a legitimate and useful purpose, and devote yourself unreservedly to it.” — James Allen
- “The meaning of life is not simply to exist, to survive, but to move ahead, to go up, to achieve, to conquer.” — Arnold Schwarzenegger
- “A life of significance is about serving those who need your gifts, your leadership, your purpose.” — Kevin Hall
- “Happiness is the meaning and the purpose of life, the whole aim and end of human existence.” — Aristotle
- “If you can’t figure out your purpose, figure out your passion. For your passion will lead you right into your purpose.” — T.D. Jakes
- “The purpose of life is to be defeated by greater and greater things.” — Rainer Maria Rilke
- “Your life has purpose. Your story is important. Your dreams count. Your voice matters. You were born to make an impact.” — Unknown
- “Find your purpose and you’ll find your passion.” — Mel Robbins
- “To give life a meaning, one must have a purpose larger than one’s self.” — Will Durant
- “The purpose of life is to contribute in some way to making things better.” — Robert F. Kennedy
- “You were put on this earth to achieve your greatest self, to live out your purpose, and to do it fearlessly.” — Steve Maraboli
- “The mystery of human existence lies not in just staying alive, but in finding something to live for.” — Fyodor Dostoyevsky
- “The purpose of life is to know God and to prepare to be with Him.” — Billy Graham
- “Each man must look to himself to teach him the meaning of life. It is not something discovered: it is something molded.” — Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
- “A person’s worth is measured by the worth of what he values.” — Marcus Aurelius
- “It is not what we get. But who we become, what we contribute… that gives meaning to our lives.” — Tony Robbins
- “The purpose of life is to live it, to taste experience to the utmost, to reach out eagerly and without fear for newer and richer experience.” — Eleanor Roosevelt
- “A life without purpose is a languid, drifting thing; every day we ought to review our purpose, saying to ourselves, ‘This day let me make a sound beginning.'” — Thomas à Kempis
- “Our greatest fear should not be of failure, but of succeeding at things in life that don’t really matter.” — Francis Chan
- “The greatest use of a life is to spend it on something that will outlast it.” — William James
- “The purpose of life is not to be in the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane.” — Marcus Aurelius
- “Your purpose in life is to find your purpose and give your whole heart and soul to it.” — Buddha
- “To live is to suffer, to survive is to find some meaning in the suffering.” — Friedrich Nietzsche
- “The meaning of life is to give life meaning.” — Viktor Frankl
- “A good life is one inspired by love and guided by knowledge.” — Bertrand Russell
- “The purpose of life is to live it, to taste experience to the utmost, to reach out eagerly and without fear for newer and richer experience.” — Eleanor Roosevelt
- “Your work is to discover your world and then with all your heart give yourself to it.” — Buddha
- “The only way to live a meaningful life is to find your passion and make it your purpose.” — Unknown
- “The purpose of life is a life of purpose.” — Robert Byrne
- “To serve is beautiful, but only if it is done with joy and a whole heart and a free mind.” — Pearl S. Buck
- “The purpose of life is not to survive but to thrive with passion, compassion, humor, and style.” — Maya Angelou
- “It is not enough to be industrious; so are the ants. What are you industrious about?” — Henry David Thoreau
- “Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, ‘What are you doing for others?’” — Martin Luther King Jr.
- “The meaning of life is to find your gift. The purpose of life is to give it away.” — Pablo Picasso
- “A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable but more useful than a life spent doing nothing.” — George Bernard Shaw
- “The purpose of life is to be happy— to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson
- “What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals.” — Zig Ziglar
- “The meaning of life is just to be alive. It is so plain and so obvious and so simple. And yet, everybody rushes around in a great panic as if it were necessary to achieve something beyond themselves.” — Alan Watts
- “The purpose of life is to discover your gift. The work of life is to develop it. The meaning of life is to give your gift away.” — David Viscott
- “He who has a why to live can bear almost any how.” — Friedrich Nietzsche
- “The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson
- “The only meaning of life is the meaning that you give it.” — Unknown
- “Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can’t help them, at least don’t hurt them.” — Dalai Lama
- “What is the meaning of life? To be happy and useful.” — Dalai Lama
- “Life is never made unbearable by circumstances, but only by lack of meaning and purpose.” — Viktor Frankl
- “The purpose of life is a life of purpose.” — Robert Byrne
- “Life is about making an impact, not making an income.” — Kevin Kruse
- “The meaning of life is to find your gift. The purpose of life is to give it away.” — Pablo Picasso
- “You were put on this earth to achieve your greatest self, to live out your purpose, and to do it fearlessly.” — Steve Maraboli
- “The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” — Nelson Mandela
- “The purpose of life is not to be in the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane.” — Marcus Aurelius
- “The mystery of human existence lies not in just staying alive, but in finding something to live for.” — Fyodor Dostoyevsky
- “The meaning of life is to give life meaning.” — Viktor Frankl
- “The only journey is the one within.” — Rainer Maria Rilke
- “The purpose of life is to live it, to taste experience to the utmost, to reach out eagerly and without fear for newer and richer experience.” — Eleanor Roosevelt