Philosophy on purpose
10 passages from 9 thinkers — Epictetus, Seneca, Friedrich Nietzsche, Bertrand Russell, Jean-Paul Sartre and others — on purpose.
“First say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to do.”
“If a man knows not to which port he sails, no wind is favorable.”
“He who has a why to live for can bear almost any how.”
“Three passions, simple but overwhelmingly strong, have governed my life: the longing for love, the search for knowledge, and unbearable pity for the suffering of mankind.”
“Life has no meaning a priori. It is up to you to give it a meaning.”
“Big results require big ambitions.”
“The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be.”
“Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined.”
“It is not enough to be busy; so are the ants. The question is: what are we busy about?”
“For it all depends on how we look at things, and not on how they are in themselves. The least of things with a meaning is worth more in life than the greatest of things without it.”