“What if we fail to stop the erosion of cities by automobiles? ... In that case America will hardly need to ponder a mystery that has troubled men for millennia. What is the purpose of life? For us, the answer will be clear, established and for all practical purposes indisputable. The purpose of life is to produce and consume automobiles.” IfsMenNeedsAmericaLife IsPurposeAnswersCitiesCasesClearFailingMysteryProducePracticalsWhat IfPurpose Of LifeAutomobilePonderingErosionWhat Is The Purpose Of Life Book:The Death and Life of Great American Cities Source: The Death and Life of Great American Cities
“The word philosophy simply means a pursuit of wisdom, the purpose of life, and a search for Truth. However, this quest, because it originates with man, can never find the answers. In fact, man cannot reach God or know God by intellectual pursuit.” KnowsMenMeanPhilosophyFactsPurposeAnswersIntellectualScaryPursuitPurpose Of LifeQuestsKnowing GodSearch For Truth Author:Jimmy Swaggart
“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. Thus friends seem to be only mirrors to draw out and explain to us ourselves; and that which draws us nearer our fellow man, is, that the deep Heart in one, answers the deep Heart in another, - that we find we have (a common Nature) - one life which runs through all individuals, and which is indeed Divine.” MenMindHeartArtSeemsRunningActionPurposeCoursesIndividualAnswersCommonDivineDrawsMirrorsFellowsPurpose Of LifeFellow ManRecessDeep Heart Author:Ralph Waldo Emerson
“Once again, only religion can answer the question of the purpose of life. One can hardly be wrong in concluding that the idea of life having a purpose stands and falls with the religious system.” IdeasPurposeFallReligiousAnswersPurpose Of LifeConcluding Book:Civilization and Its Discontents Source: Civilization and Its Discontents