And in that moment I experience a revelation. I realize now that it was a painful sense that the world is purposeless, the lazy fruit of a misunderstanding, but in that moment I was able to translate what I felt only as: "God does not exist.
Il ne fait aucun doute pour moi que la sagesse est le but principal de la vie et c'est pourquoi je reviens toujours aux stoïciens. Ils ont atteint la sagesse, on ne peut donc plus les appeler des philosophes au sens propre du terme. De...
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Emil M. Cioran
There is a purpose in life--to raise men nearer to the likeness of God. Whoever seeks that ideal, daily, finds joy; and in no other way can true joy be found.
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John A. Widtsoe
Each life involves an essential errand; not simply the task of survival, but a life-mission embedded in the soul from the beginning.
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Michael Meade
My main purpose in life is to do everything on purpose.
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Efrat Cybulkiewicz
Living in a way that reflects one's values is not just about what you do, it is also about how you do things.
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Deborah Day
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