Quote by Thomas Carlyle
The man without a purpose is like a ship without a rudder -- waif,

The man without a purpose is like a ship without a rudder — waif, a nothing, a no man. Have a purpose in life, and, having it, throw such strength of mind and muscle into your work as God has given you. – Thomas Carlyle

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Our main business is not to see what lies dimly at a distance, but to do what lies clearly at hand. – Thomas Carlyle

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I grow daily to honor facts more and more, and theory less and less. A fact, it seems to me, is a great thing — a sentence printed, if not by God, then at least by the Devil. – Thomas Carlyle

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When he walks he casts a shadow of purpose. – Terri Guillemets

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Never be afraid to treat the path alone. Know which is your path and follow it wherever it may lead you; do not feel you have to follow in someone elses footsteps. – Gita Bellin

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An “unemployed” existence is a worse negation of life than death itself. – José Ortega y Gasset

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