By Maxime Lagacé
Maxime is the founder of WisdomQuotes. He has been collecting quotes since 2004. His goal? To help you develop a calm and peaceful mind. Learn more about him on his about page.
It took 10 years to find my purpose.
But it doesn’t mean it will take this long for you.
To help you in that regard, here are 71 of the best purpose quotes I’ve collected over the years.
The goal?
To give you some guidance and inspiration through these beautiful words.
Feeling lost and confused is never fun.
But don’t worry, you’ll surely find some hope here.
You’ll learn from Einstein, the 14th Dalai Lama, Eleanor Roosevelt, and many more.
Enjoy!
The purpose is to create your own heaven on Earth. Justin Perry
Purpose requires self-knowledge which requires silence. Maxime Lagacé
The purpose of life is to discover your gift. The work of life is to develop it. The meaning of life is to give your gift away. David Viscott
Your purpose is here and now. Your purpose is along the journey. Sadie Robertson
When you cease to make a contribution, you begin to die. Eleanor Roosevelt
You don’t find luck. You create your luck. You don’t find purpose. You create your purpose. Maxime Lagacé
You are growth-seeking beings, and as you are moving forward, you are at your happiest. Abraham Hicks
Forging a new path is far more satisfying than following a map will ever be. James Pierce
The sole purpose of human existence is to kindle a light in the darkness of mere being. Carl Jung
When a man can’t find meaning, he distracts himself with pleasure. Viktor Frankl
Solving problems for each other is what we were put on this Earth to do. Garry Tan
When we help ourselves, we find moments of happiness. When we help others, we find lasting fulfillment. Simon Sinek
The life purpose for each of us is to overcome negativity by choosing love. Rhonda Byrne
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More Quotes About Purpose
Our purpose is to bring more love to the world. Gabby Bernstein
Purpose is inversely proportional to the amount of time you’re freely willing to waste. Angela Jiang
First, do nothing inconsiderately or without a purpose. Second, make your acts refer to nothing else but a social end. Marcus Aurelius
If you don’t find a purpose, desires will destroy you. Unknown
If you want to feel happy, do something for yourself. If you want to feel fulfilled, do something for someone else. Simon Sinek
The struggles along the way are only meant to shape you for your purpose. Chadwick Boseman
A man without a sense of purpose, even one whose bank accounts are stuffed with money, is always a small man. Stephen King
Your long-term happiness and fulfillment depend on your ability to fulfill your soul’s unique purpose and to fill the place in the world that only you can fill, making the contribution that only you can make. Rod Stryker
On the purpose of life: To be the best and fullest expression of myself. Kamal Ravikant
The purpose of life is not to be happy — but to matter, to be productive, to be useful, to have it make some difference that you lived at all. Leo Rosten
What man actually needs is not a tensionless state but rather the striving and struggling for a worthwhile goal, a freely chosen task. Viktor Frankl
When you can’t find a deep sense of purpose, you stimulate yourself with shallow distractions. When you can’t find meaningful connection, you numb yourself with meaningless pleasure. Being present, opening up, and doing what matters lead to a rich life filled with true vitality. Dr Cam Maximus
When we lack purpose, we chase pleasure. Greg McKeown
Purpose is another name for direction. Maxime Lagacé
Sometimes, it is only after you have lived that you recognise your life had a purpose, and likely one you never had in mind. Khaled Hosseini
Don’t start by asking, ‘What is my purpose? What is my passion?’ Start by asking, ‘What are the problems that need to be solved? Which ones attract me?‘ Jacqueline Novogratz (tim.blog)
It’s easy to confuse a lot of activity with a purposeful life. Bob Goff
When we have a clear sense of where we’re going, we can be more flexible in how we get there. Simon Sinek
Clarity of purpose is the first step toward success. Unknown
The purpose of your life is not to do as the majority does, but to live according to the inner law which you understand in yourself. Marcus Aurelius
Clarity needs stillness. Fulfillment needs purpose. Maxime Lagacé
The purpose of life, as far as I can tell… is to find a mode of being that’s so meaningful that the fact that life is suffering is no longer relevant. Jordan Peterson
Even small acts of compassion bring meaning and purpose to our lives. 14th Dalai Lama
Loneliness, when accepted, becomes a gift that will lead us to find a purpose in life. Paulo Coelho
The secret to your purpose is to find what you feel is important, and not pursue what others would think is important. When you think highly of yourself, me thinking highly of you will never be enough! Shannon L. Alder
Activity without purpose is the drain of your life. Tony Robbins
Without a clear purpose, you’ll stay busy avoiding yourself. Shane Parrish
What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make. Jane Goodall
The difference between living and existing is purpose. Justin Kan
We’re the middle children of history, man. No purpose or place. We have no great war. No great depression. Our great war’s a spiritual one. Our great depression is our lives. Tyler Durden (Fight Club)
We’ve all been raised on television to believe that one day we’d all be millionaires, and movie gods, and rock stars. But we won’t. And we’re slowly learning that fact. And we’re very, very pissed off. Tyler Durden
Related: Start finding your purpose and unlock your best life (betterup.com)
Don’t worry so much about finding your purpose. Just keep showing up to your life with sincerity, curiosity, and presence. A purposeful life emerges from here. Cory Muscara
You only need to know the direction, not the destination. The direction is enough to make the next choice. James Clear (Source)
Taking satisfies you. Giving satisfies two. Maxime Lagacé
A purpose of human life, no matter who is controlling it, is to love whoever is around to be loved. Kurt Vonnegut
Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can’t help them at least don’t hurt them. 14th Dalai Lama
The purpose of life is to be defeated by greater and greater things. Rainer Maria Rilke
Most of us live our lives by accident – we live it as it happens. Fulfillment comes when we live our lives on purpose. Simon Sinek (Source)
To forget one’s purpose is the commonest form of stupidity. Friedrich Nietzsche
When we have a clear sense of where we’re going, we can be more flexible in how we get there. Simon Sinek
I believe in one thing, that only a life lived for others is a life worth living. Albert Einstein
When looking for a purpose to life, notice that most things are stepping stones, done for ulterior motives. True art, love, and play stand apart, as they are done for their own sakes. Naval Ravikant
You don’t lack energy. You lack purpose. Maxime Lagacé
I believe we were all put on this world to make it a little better by the time we leave it. Dan Go
You’re not going to fix the world’s problems by yourself. But you can contribute and make a difference. And that feeling of making a difference is ultimately what’s most important for your own happiness and fulfillment. Mark Manson (markmanson.net)
The purpose of life seems to be to acquaint a man with himself and whatever science or art or course of action he engages in reacts upon and illuminates the recesses of his own mind. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Seek a long-term purpose, not short-term dopamine. Unknown
You don’t find your purpose. You build your purpose, experiment by experiment, mistake by mistake. Mark Manson (Source)
Use me, God. Show me how to take who I am, who I want to be, and what I can do, and use it for a purpose greater than myself. Martin Luther King Jr
The intensity if your focus is the measure of your purpose. Maxime Lagacé
Finding purpose is not about some great achievement, but merely finding a way to spend your limited amount of time well. Mark Manson
When you find your purpose it’s like your heart has been set alight with passion. You know it absolutely, without any doubt. Rhonda Byrne (Source)
Happiness requires struggle. Without struggle, the world would lack meaning and our joys would feel empty. Be grateful for your struggles, because within them is the constant opportunity for purpose. Mark Manson
The real joy in life comes from finding your true purpose and aligning it with what you do every single day. Tony Robbins
Every intelligent individual wants to know what makes him tick, and yet is at once fascinated and frustrated by the fact that oneself is the most difficult of all things to know. Alan Watts
Your inner purpose is to awaken. It is as simple as that. You share that purpose with every other person on the planet – because it is the purpose of humanity. Eckhart Tolle
The purpose of life, after all, is to live it, to taste experience to the utmost, to reach out eagerly and without fear for newer and richer experience. Eleanor Roosevelt
Sometimes, purpose means finding meaning in the ordinary. And sometimes, it means learning to dance with uncertainty. Unknown
Daily Law: Concentrate on maintaining a high sense of purpose, and the success will flow to you naturally. Robert Greene
Simplification is the art of organizing your life around purpose. Greg McKeown
Your purpose is to be yourself. You don’t have to run anywhere to become someone else. You are wonderful just as you are. Thich Nhat Hanh
Conclusion
The mistake everyone makes about “finding your purpose” is thinking that your purpose is something outside of you – a person, place, job, thing – you won’t find it there because it’s on the INSIDE. It’s YOU. Everyone’s purpose is the same: to share your full self with the world. Mel Robbins
Further Readings
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- How to Find Your Purpose in Life (greatergood.berkeley.edu)
- 7 Tips for Finding Your Purpose in Life (verywellmind.com)
- 75 Inspiring Quotes About Living In The Present Moment
- 83 Serenity Quotes To Bring Quietude Into Your Life
Hope you enjoyed these inspiring purpose quotes.
My goal was to give you hope and inspire you to keep going.
Finding your purpose can be a lifelong process.
You’ll need to try different avenues and you’ll certainly fail.
But if you’re truly patient and faithful, you’ll find one (or perhaps create one…).
Now, if you did enjoy the quotes, please share them with a friend today who could benefit from them!
Do you have a sense of direction and purpose? What’s your favorite purpose quote? And remember: words can transform your life, if you find the right ones.
