Quotes about Meaning of Life

“We must not cease from exploration. And the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we began and to know the place for the first time.” ~ T. S. Eliot

“Only those who have learned the power of sincere and selfless contribution experience life’s deepest joy: true fulfillment.” ~ Anthony Robbins

“My definition of success is to live your life in a way that causes you to feel a ton of pleasure and very little pain – and because of your lifestyle, have the people around you feel a lot more pleasure than they do pain.” ~ Anthony Robbins

“There are only two lasting bequests we can give our children – one is roots, the other is wings.” ~ Unknown

“This is the true joy in life – that being used for a purpose recognized by yourself as a mighty one. That being a force of nature, instead of a feverish, selfish little clod of ailments and grievances complaining that the world will not devote itself to making you happy. I am of the opinion that my life belongs to the whole community and as long as I live it is my privilege to do for it whatever I can. I want to be thouroughly used up when I die. For the harder I work the more I live. I rejoice in life for its own sake. Life is no brief candle to me. It’s a sort of splendid torch which I’ve got to hold up for the moment and I want to make it burn as brightly as possible before handing it on to future generations.” ~ George Bernard Shaw

“Real living is living for others.” ~ Bruce Lee

“To live is to dance, to dance is to live.” ~ Snoopy (Charles Schulz)

“My life has no purpose, no direction, no aim, no meaning, and yet I’m Happy. I can’t figure it out. What am I doing right?” ~ Snoopy (Charles Schulz)

“In the book of life, the answers aren’t in the back.” ~ Charles Schulz

“If I were given the opportunity to present a gift to the next generation, it would be the ability for each individual to learn to laugh at himself.” ~ Charles Schulz

“Be a Columbus to whole new continents and worlds within you, opening new channels, not of trade, but of thought.” ~ Henry David Thoreau

“We could not have gotten where we are without coming the way we came.” ~ Stephen Covey

“The essence of effective time and life management is to organize and execute around balanced priorities.” ~ Stephen Covey

“Never Regret. If it’s good, it’s wonderful. If it’s bad, it’s experience.” ~ Victoria Holt

“To be smart is to make a living. To be wise is to live.” ~ Taylor McKee

“Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.” ~ Unknown

“Success isn’t a result of spontaneous combustion. You must set yourself on fire.” ~ Arnold H. Glasow

“A man may be cursed and rich; he may be blessed and poor. Bleessedness and riches are only joined together when the riches are rightly and wisely used.” ~ James Allen

“It’s not the events of our lives that shape us, but our beliefs as to what those events mean.” ~ Anthony Robbins

“It is not what we get. But who we become, what we contribute… that gives meaning to our lives.” ~ Anthony Robbins