These quotes are about living a life with purpose.
The cost of a thing is the amount of what I call life which is required to be exchanged for it, immediately or in the long run.
Thoreau, Henry David
Look and you will find it-what is unsought will go undetected.
Sophocles
You are a child of the Universe, no less than the moon and the stars; you have a right to be here. And whether or not it is clear to you, no doubt the Universe is unfolding as it should.
Ehrmann, Max
Purpose serves as a principle around which to organize our lives.
Anonymous
I don't know what your destiny will be, but one thing I do know: the only ones among you who will be really happy are those who have sought and found how to serve.
Schweitzer, Albert
The question is not whether we will die, but how we will live.
Borysenko, Joan
Our deeds determine us, as much as we determine our deeds.
Elliot, George
We were not sent into this world to do anything into which we can not put our heart.
Ruskin, John
Life is a promise; fulfill it.
Mother Theresa
An age is called Dark, not because the light fails to shine, but because people refuse to see it.
Michener, James
Great minds have purposes, little minds have wishes
Irving, Washington
The reward of a thing well done is to have done it.
Emerson, Ralph Waldo
The purpose of life is to live a life of purpose
Leider, Richard
If you can not find the truth right where you are, where else do you expect to find it? Dogen Belief consists in accepting the affirmations of the soul; unbelief, denying them.
Emerson, Ralph Waldo
"I have done my best." That is about all the philosophy of living one needs.
Yutang, Lin
Develop an interest in life as you see it; the people, things, literature, music-the world is so rich, simply throbbing with rich treasures, beautiful souls and interesting people. Forget yourself.
Miller, Henry
You are what your deep driving desire is; As your deep driving desire is, so is your will; As your will is so is your deed; As your deed is so is your destiny.
The Upanishads
That is happiness: to be dissolved into something complete and great.
Cather, Willa
How far that little candle throws his beams! So shines a good deed in a weary world.
Shakespeare, William
Everyone can be great, because everyone can serve.
King, Martin Luther
Each small task of everyday is part of the total harmony of the universe.
St. Theresa of Lisieux
Seeing yourself as you want to be is the key to personal growth.
Anonymous
The universe is change; our life is what our thoughts make it.
Aurelius, Marcus
If I have seen farther than others, it is because I was standing on the shoulders of giants.
Newton, Isaac
I would rather fail in a cause that will ultimately triumph than to triumph in a cause that will ultimately fail.
Wilson, Woodrow
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Defender for the Light -
Goodness knows there is a lot of Dark out there!! - Where are my matches?!?
Wandering Soul - Finding my life's calling is Bodhisattva
And so, in the way of life, one must perservere in the face of adversity (or in this case, the face of a fluffy) and continue on the quest so bring truth, justice and the feng shui way to the world (or at least, make my truck look nice!)
And if you are still reading, I am taking suggestions for my next installment...
