Purpose

“The major value in life is not what you get. The major value in life is what you become.” ~ Jim Rohn

“Life, if well lived, is long enough.” ~ Seneca

“You must have control of the authorship of your own destiny. The pen that writes your life story must be held in your own hand.” ~ Irene C. Kassorla

“True happiness… is not attained through self-gratification, but through fidelity to a worthy purpose.” ~ Helen Keller

“Many persons have a wrong idea of what constitutes true happiness. It is not attained through self-gratification but through fidelity to a worthy purpose.” ~ Helen Keller

“Life is an exciting business, and most exciting when it is lived for others.” ~ Helen Keller

“Life is a succession of lessons which must be lived to be understood.” ~ Helen Keller

“It is every man’s obligation to put back into the world at least the equivalent of what he takes out of it.” ~ Albert Einstein

“Have a heart that never hardens, a temper that never tires, a touch that never hurts.” ~ Charles Dickens

“One cannot lead a life that is truly excellent without feeling that one belongs to something greater and more permanent than oneself.” ~ Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

“Luck influences everything in life, but nothing beats setting goals and striving body and soul to achieve them.” ~ Toyotomi Hideyoshi

“True religion is real living; living with all one’s soul, with all one’s goodness and righteousness.” ~ Albert Einstein

“The pursuit of truth and beauty is a sphere of activity in which we are permitted to remain children all our lives.” ~ Albert Einstein

“Only one who devotes himself to a cause with his whole strength and soul can be a true master. For this reason mastery demands all of a person.” ~ Albert Einstein

“Only a life lived for others is a life worthwhile.” ~ Albert Einstein

“He who has a why to live can bear almost any how.” ~ Friedrich Nietzsche

“To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; to earn the appreciation of honest critics and to endure the betrayal of false friends. To appreciate beauty; to find the best in others; to leave the world a bit better whether by a healthy child, a garden patch, or a redeemed social condition; to know that even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

“He who is not everyday conquering some fear has not learned the secret of life.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Death comes to all, but great achievements build a monument which shall endure until the sun grows cold.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Don’t be too timid and squeamish about your actions. All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson