Abraham Lincoln Quotes, Believe Quotes, Purpose Quotes

I do but quote from one of those speeches when I declare that "I have no purpose, directly or indirectly, to interfere with the institution of slavery in the States where it exists. I believe I have no lawful right to do so, and I have no inclination to do so."

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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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Art is purposiveness without purpose.

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The Savior taught His disciples, 'For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: but whosoever will lose his life for my sake, the same shall save it' (Luke 9:24)."I believe the Savior is telling us that unless we lose ourselves in service to others, there is little purpose to our own lives. Those who live only for themselves eventually shrivel up and figuratively lose their lives, while those who lose themselves in service to others grow and flourish—and in effect save their lives.

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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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There is nothing so weak, for working purposes, as this enormous importance attached to immediate victory. There is nothing that fails like success.

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The homely beauty of the good old cause Is gone

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Once you clarify your purpose for doing something, the way to do it becomes clear

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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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There are some that only employ words for the purpose of disguising their thoughts.

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In criticism I will be bold, and as sternly, absolutely just with friend and foe. From this purpose nothing shall turn me.

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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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If it doesn't feel right, don't do it. That is the lesson, and that lesson alone will save you a lot of grief.

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On this day, we gather because we have chosen hope over fear, unity of purpose over conflict and discord.

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Whether we are rich or poor, educated or uneducated, whatever our nationality, colour, social status or ideology may be, the purpose of our lives is to be happy

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History has an author who fills time and eternity with His purpose.

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RECONCILIATION, n. A suspension of hostilities. An armed truce for the purpose of digging up the dead.

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the most comfortable characteristic of the period [1775-1825], and the one which incites our deepest envy, is the universal willingness to accept a good purpose as a substitute for good work.

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I know of no such unquestionable badge and ensign of a sovereign mind as that of tenacity of purpose.

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And let there be no purpose in friendship save the deepening of the spirit. For love that seeks aught but the disclosure of its own mystery is not love but a net cast forth: and only the unprofitable is caught.

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