(2054 quotes found)
“The work of art may have a moral effect, but to demand moral purpose from the artist is to make him ruin his work”
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
“When one pays a visit it is for the purpose of wasting other people's time, not one's own.”
Oscar Wilde
“Looking good and dressing well is a necessity. Having a purpose in life is not.”
“My life has no purpose, no direction, no aim, no meaning, and yet I'm happy. I can't figure it out. What am I doing right?”
Charles M. Schulz
“In order to please others, we loose our hold on our life’s purpose.”
Epictetus
“Efforts and courage are not enough without purpose and direction.”
John Fitzgerald Kennedy
“The purpose of learning is growth, and our minds, unlike our bodies, can continue growing as long as we live.”
Mortimer Adler
“Purpose is what gives life a meaning.”
Charles H. Perkhurst
“Secrecy has many advantages, for when you tell someone the purpose of any object right away, they often think there is nothing to it.”
“Find out who you are and do it on purpose.”
Dolly Parton
