What mankind wants is not talent; it is purpose. - Edward George B

What mankind wants is not talent; it is purpose. – Edward George Bulwer-Lytton

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Blessed are the single-hearted, for they shall enjoy much peace. If you refuse to be hurried and pressed, if you stay your soul on God, nothing can keep you from that clearness of spirit which is life and peace. In that stillness you will know what His will is. – Amy Carmichael

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Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were entreating through us; we beg you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God. 2 Corinthians 5:20 – Bible

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[M]an is fulfilling the purpose of existence who no longer needs to have any purpose except to live. That is to say, who is content. – Ludwig Wittgenstein [see Dostoyevsky]
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To have a grievance is to have a purpose in life. – Alan Coren, The Sanity Inspector, 1974

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So, basically, my view is I dont want to support the exploitation of animals, and within reason, I will do what I can to avoid it, but its not like its a religion for me. Its not like I consider Im polluted if somehow some bit of milk or cheese or something passes my lips. – Peter Singer

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Grown-ups never understand anything for themselves, and it is tiresome for children to be always and forever explaining things to them. – Saint-Exupéry, The Little Prince, 1943

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