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Purpose Quotes by Ralph Waldo Emerson
- Circumstance does not make the man. Circumstance reveals man to himself.
- I know of no such unquestionable badge and ensign of a sovereign mind as that of tenacity of purpose...
- Four snakes gliding up and down a hollow for no purpose that I could see - not to eat, not for love, but only gliding.
- The poorest experience is rich enough for all the purposes of expressing thought
- The crime which bankrupts men and nations is that of turning aside from one's main purpose to serve a job here and there.
- Shakespeare possesses the power of subordinating nature for the purposes of expression, beyond all poets. His imperial muse tosses the creation like a bauble from…
- And truly it demands something god like in him who has cast off the common motives of humanity, and has ventured to trust himself for…
- The right merchant is one who has the just average of faculties we call common sense; a man of a strong affinity for facts, who…
- There is really no insurmountable barrier save your own inherent weakness of purpose.
- The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some…
- Luck is just another word for tenacity of purpose.
- Don't waste life in doubts and fears; spend yourself on the work before you, well assured that the right performance of this hour's duties will…
- Human character evermore publishes itself. The most fugitive deed and word, the intimated purpose, express character.
- The high prize of life, the crowning fortune of man, is to be born with a bias to some pursuit which finds him in employment…
- What is a weed? A plant whose virtues have not yet been discovered.
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
- Anybody can become angry - that is easy, but to be angry with the right person and to the right degree and… — Aristotle
- 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
- 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
- Stories serve the purpose of consolidating whatever gains people or their leaders have made or imagine they have made in their existing… — Chinua Achebe
- The purpose of all wars, is peace. — Saint Augustine
- There is, however, another purpose to which academies contribute. When they consist of a limited number of persons, eminent for their knowledge,… — Charles Babbage
- 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
- Listen, I think movies serve many different purposes, from those movies that are frivolous and just an entertainment, to movies that just… — Antonio Banderas
- The press is the hired agent of a monied system, and set up for no other purpose than to tell lies where… — Henry Adams
- What is the purpose of the giant sequoia tree? The purpose of the giant sequoia tree is to provide shade for the… — Edward Abbey
- I am not the only person who uses his computer mainly for the purpose of diddling with his computer. — Dave Barry