Quotes about Purpose
All ambitions are lawful except those that climb upward on the miseries or credulities of mankind.
— Henry Ward Beecher
Nature is in earnest when she makes a woman.
— Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
Let go of your plans. The first hour of your morning belongs to God. Tackle the day's work that he charges you with, and he will give you the power to accomplish it.
— Edith Stein
Remember that there is meaning beyond absurdity. Know that every deed counts, that every word is power...Above all, remember that you must build your life as if it were a work of art.
— Abraham Joshua Heschel
Your work is not your job. Your job is what they pay you to do; your work is what you were born to do.
— Myles Munroe
Give your hands to Him for His work, your feet to walk His path, and your ears to hear Him speak.
— Priscilla Shirer
I am immortal till my work is accomplished.
— David Livingstone
My whole life I have been complaining that my work was constantly interrupted, until I discovered that my interruptions were my work.
— Henri Nouwen
Watch to see where God is working and join Him in His work.
— Henry Blackaby
I thought the secret of life was obvious: be here now, love as if your whole life depended on it, find your life's work, and try to get hold of a giant panda.
— Anne Lamott
I used to ask God to help me. Then I asked if I might help Him to do His work through me.
— Hudson Taylor
There is no work, however vile or sordid, that does not glisten before God.
— John Calvin