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“I never married because there was no need. I have three pets at home which answer the same purpose as a husband. I have a dog which growls every morning, a parrot which swears all afternoon, and a cat that comes home late at night.”
Marie Corelli
“When you are inspired by some great purpose, some extraordinary project, all your thoughts break their bonds: Your mind transcends limitations, your consciousness expands in every direction, and you find yourself in a new, great, and wonderful world. Dormant forces, faculties and talents become alive, and your discover yourself to be a greater person by far than you ever dreamed yourself to be.”
Patanjali
“The purpose of human life is to serve and to show compassion and the will to help others.”
Albert Schweitzer
“Thoughts mixed with definiteness of purpose, persistence, and a burning desire are powerful things.”
Napoleon Hill
“Everything happens for a reason and a purpose, and it serves you.”
Anthony Robbins
“You come into the world with nothing, and the purpose of your life is to make something out of nothing”
Henry Louis Mencken
“I know of no better life purpose than to perish in attempting the great and the impossible. . . .”
Friedrich Nietzsche
“They are not following dharma who resort to violence to achieve their purpose. But those who lead others through nonviolent means, knowing right and wrong, may be called guardians of the dharma.”
Buddha
“The living self has one purpose only: to come into its own fullness of being, as a tree comes into full blossom, or a bird into spring beauty, or a tiger into lustre”
D.H. Lawrence
“I believe that the very purpose of our life is to seek happiness. That is clear. Whether one believes in religion or not, whether one believes in this religion or that religion, we all are seeking something better in life. So, I think, the very motion of our life is towards happiness…”
Dalai Lama
