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Quotations About Life's Purpose
page 1 page 2 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. Look and you will find it-what is unsought will
go undetected. 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. Purpose serves as a principle around which to organize
our lives. 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. The question is not whether we will die, but how
we will live. Our deeds determine us, as much as we determine
our deeds. We were not sent into this world to do anything
into which we can not put our heart. Life
is a promise; fulfill it. An age is called Dark, not because the light fails
to shine, but because people refuse to see it. Great minds have purposes, little minds have wishes The reward of a thing well done is to have done
it. The purpose of life is to live a life of purpose 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. "I have done my best." That is about all the philosophy
of living one needs. 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. 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. That is happiness: to be dissolved into something
complete and great. How far that little candle throws his beams! So
shines a good deed in a weary world. Everyone
can be great, because everyone can serve. Each small task of everyday is part of the total
harmony of the universe. Seeing yourself as you want to be is the key to
personal growth. The universe is change; our life is what our thoughts
make it. If I have seen farther than others, it is because
I was standing on the shoulders of giants. I would rather fail in a cause that will ultimately
triumph than to triumph in a cause that will ultimately fail. |
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