The Meaning of Life in 15 Wise Quotes

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“The meaning of life is whatever you ascribe it to be. Being alive is the meaning.”

JOSEPH CAMPBELL

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“Whatever we are, whatever we make of ourselves, is all we will ever have—and that, in its profound simplicity, is the meaning of life.”

PHILIP APPLEMAN

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“Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can’t help them, at least don’t hurt them.”

THE DALAI LAMA

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“There is not one big cosmic meaning for all; there is only the meaning we each give to our life, an individual meaning, an individual plot, like an individual novel, a book for each person.”

ANAIS NIN

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“The true meaning of life is to plant trees, under whose shade you do not expect to sit.”

NELSON HENDERSON

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“The meaning of life is not simply to exist, to survive, but to move ahead, to go up, to achieve, to conquer.”

ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER

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“We’re here for a reason. I believe a bit of the reason is to throw little torches out to lead people through the dark.”

WHOOPI GOLDBERG

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“Life is meant to be fun, and joyous and fulfilling. May each of yours be that.”

JIM HENSON

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“The ultimate aim of the human mind, in all its efforts, is to become acquainted with truth.”

ELIZA FARNHAM

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“I am of the opinion that my life belongs to the community, and as long as I live, it is my privilege to do for it whatever I can.”

GEORGE BERNARD SHAW

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“I feel the capacity to care is the thing which gives life its deepest significance.”

PABLO CASALS

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“The man who is born with a talent which he is meant to use, finds his greatest happiness in using it.”

JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE

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“It is not our purpose to become each other; it is to recognize each other, to learn to see the other and honor him for what he is.”

HERMANN HESSE

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2.71K reads

“Begin at once to live, and count each day as a separate life.”

SENECA

270

2.98K reads

“Every moment of your life is infinitely creative and the universe is endlessly bountiful. Just put forth a clear enough request, and everything your heart desires must come to you.”

MAHATMA GANDHI

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