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There is no useful thing which may not be turned to an injurious purpose.

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So he lived, not knowing and not seeing any chance of knowing what he was and for what purpose he had been placed in the word.

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Americanism is a question of spirit, of conviction and purpose, not creed or birthplaces. The test of our worth is the service we render.

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Constantly to seek the purpose of life is one of the odd escapes of man. If he finds what he seeks it will not be worth that pebble on the path.

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We can speak very much to the purpose and yet in such a way that the whole world cries out in contradiction: namely, when we are not speaking to the whole world.

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The fire of purpose easily melts the icicles of obstacles.

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Whenever God begins something, we have the assurance that He will finish it. Nothing will stand in the way of Him accomplishing His purpose in this world and in our lives. What God starts, He finishes, and nobody can hinder Him. Sure, delays will happen. Just remember, God is in charge of the delays as well as the progress.

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There's nothing wrong in suffering, if you suffer for a purpose. Our revolution didn't abolish danger or death. It simply made danger and death worthwhile.

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MACE, n. A staff of office signifying authority. Its form, that of a heavy club, indicates its original purpose and use in dissuading from dissent.

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Consumption is the sole end and purpose of all production.

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Art is purposiveness without purpose.

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But for what purpose was the earth formed?" asked Candide. "To drive us mad," replied Martin.

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Making money isn't the backbone of our guiding purpose; it is the by-product of our guiding purpose.

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Mere thinking cannot reveal to us the highest purpose.

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Work may be your dominant thought, and joy an afterthought. But joy is your true purpose, and work the afterthought.

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The clash between science and religion has not shown that religion is false and science is true. It has shown that all systems of definition are relative to various purposes, and that none of them actually “grasp” reality.

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Foreign Assistance is not an end in itself. The purpose of aid must be to create the conditions where it's no longer need.

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The only way a man can remain consistent amid changing circumstances is to change with them while preserving the same dominating purpose.

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So we must lay it down that the association which is a state exists not for the purpose of living together but for the sake of noble actions. Those who contribute most to this kind of association are for that very reason entitled to a larger share in the state than those who, though they may be equal or even superior in free birth and in family, are inferior in the virtue that belongs to a citizen. Similarly they are entitled to a larger share than those who are superior in riches but inferior in virtue.

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Consumption is the sole end and purpose of all production; and the interest of the producer ought to be attended to, only so far as it may be necessary for promoting that of the consumer.

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