Purpose Sayings and Quotes

Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous old purpose quotes, purpose sayings, and purpose proverbs, collected over the years from a variety of sources.

Go forward in life with a twinkle in your eye and a smile on your face, but with great purpose in heart. Gordon B. Hinckley
Your purpose in life is to find your purpose and give your whole heart and soul to it. Gautama Buddha
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
Passion is so much more than a feeling. It's living in the meaningful and joy-filled zone of ‘being' and ‘doing' your life's purpose. Kent Julian
Service is the rent we pay for being. It is the very purpose of life, and not something you do in your spare time. Marian Wright Edelman
Happiness is the meaning and the purpose of life, the whole aim and end of human existence. Aristotle
If you have a strong purpose in life, you don't have to be pushed. Your passion will drive you there. Roy T. Bennett
There is a design and a purpose for each of our lives. Living unaware of that is sad, but dying unaware of it is a tragedy. Lou Engle
The only purpose of our lives consists in waking each other up and being there for each other. Johanna Paungger
If you have a purpose in which you can believe, there's no end to the amount of things you can accomplish. Marian Anderson
The purpose of life is to discover your gift. The meaning of life is to give your gift away. David Viscott
Our purpose in life is to be happy. From the very core of our being, we simply desire contentment. Dalai Lama
The purpose of life is the expansion of happiness. Deepak Chopra
The purpose of life is to contribute in some way to making things better. Robert Kennedy
Life is never made unbearable by circumstances, but only by lack of meaning and purpose. Viktor Frankl
The purpose of our lives is to be happy. Dalai Lama
Definiteness of purpose is the starting point of all achievement. W. Clement Stone
The purpose of human life is to serve, and to show compassion and the will to help others. Albert Schweitzer
But we are strong, each in our purpose, and we are all more strong together. Bram Stoker
And having thus chosen our course, without guile, and with pure purpose, let us renew our trust in God, and go forward without fear, and with manly hearts. Abraham Lincoln
To have a grievance is to have a purpose in life. ALAN COREN
Strange is our situation here on earth. Each of us comes for a short visit, not knowing why, yet sometimes seeming to divine a purpose. Albert Einstein
To be who you are and become what you are capable of is the only goal worth living. Alvin Ailey
Anybody can become angry that is easy, but to be angry with the right person and to the right degree and at the right time and for the right purpose, and in the right way that is not within everybody's power and is not easy. Aristotle
All successful people, men and women, are big dreamers. They imagine what their future could be, ideal in every respect, and then they work every day toward their distant vision, that goal or purpose. Brian Tracy
As far as we can discern, the sole purpose of human existence is to kindle a light in the darkness of mere being. Carl Jung
Purpose is what gives life meaning. Charles Henry Parkhurst
When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don't adjust the goals, adjust the action steps. Confucius
Everyone has a purpose in life a unique gift or special talent to give to others. And when we blend this unique talent with service to others, we experience the ecstasy and exultation of our own spirit, which is the ultimate goal of all goals. Deepak Chopra
No man or woman is an island. To exist just for yourself is meaningless. You can achieve the most satisfaction when you feel related to some greater purpose in life, something greater than yourself. Denis Waitley