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Purpose Quotes by Eric Hoffer
- We need not only a purpose in life to give meaning to our existence but also something to give meaning to our suffering. We need…
- Absolute power corrupts even when exercised for humane purposes. The benevolent despot who sees himself as a shepherd of the people still demands from others…
- It is a juvenile notion that a society needs a lofty purpose and a shining vision to achieve much. Both in the market place and…
- Man is eminently a storyteller. His search for a purpose, a cause, an ideal, a mission and the like is largely a search for a…
- The purpose of philosophers is to show people what is right under their noses.
- People haunted by the purposelessness of their lives try to find a new content not only by dedicating themselves to a holy cause but also…
- Action can give us the feeling of being useful, but only words can give us a sense of weight and purpose.
- Marriage has for women many equivalents of joining a mass movement. It offers them a new purpose in life, a new future and a new…
- When watching men of power in action it must be always kept in mind that, whether they know it or not, their main purpose is…
- Passionate hatred can give meaning and purpose to an empty life.
- Passionate hatreds can give meaning and purpose to an empty life. These people haunted by the purposelessness of their lives try to find a new…
More Purpose Quotes
- The new always happens against the overwhelming odds of statistical laws and their probability, which for all practical, everyday purposes amounts to… — Hannah Arendt
- We must have a theme, a goal, a purpose in our lives. If you don't know where you're aiming, you don't have… — Mary Kay Ash
- I think it's important that people know what raising the debt ceiling is. It's Congress giving permission to the federal government to… — Michele Bachmann
- Prayer is not intended to change God's purpose, nor is it to move Him to form fresh purposes. God has decreed that… — Arthur W. Pink
- God's purpose for man is to acquire a seeing eye and an understanding heart." "God gave you life and bestowed upon you… — Rumi
- If a person forges ahead in the light and yet has lost his care for the others, the purpose of the light… — Johan Oscar Smith
- The health of the people is of supreme importance. All measures looking to their protection against the spread of contagious diseases and… — Chester A. Arthur
- The purpose of all wars, is peace. — Saint Augustine