#meaning
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There is but one truly serious philosophical problem, and that is suicide.
From The Myth of Sisyphus by Albert Camus
I don’t care about the meaning of life.
From The Stranger by Albert Camus
Joy is not simply the absence of suffering. It is the presence of a higher purpose.
The quest for meaning became a central human concern.
The search for meaning is an endless journey.
The search for God is an attempt to make sense of our experience.
From A History of God by Karen Armstrong
Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on earth.
In the end, we are all just trying to make sense of our own suffering.
From The Empathy Exams by Leslie Jamison
The essence of life is to search for meaning.
From Sophie's World by Jostein Gaarder
The greatest task for any person is to find meaning in his or her life.
The search for God is ultimately a search for meaning.
From A History of God by Karen Armstrong
The more we experience flow, the more our lives become meaningful.
From Flow by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
Life is never made unbearable by circumstances, but only by lack of meaning and purpose.
To live is to suffer, to survive is to find some meaning in the suffering.
From The Gay Science by Friedrich Nietzsche
Religion provides a sense of meaning and purpose that many people find essential.
From Why Religion? by Elaine Pagels
Apathy towards religion can lead to a loss of meaning.
From The Battle for God by Karen Armstrong
Connection is why we’re here; it’s what gives purpose and meaning to our lives.
From Daring Greatly by Brené Brown
Every religion is a means of making sense out of the world.
From The World's Religions by Huston Smith
The struggle for meaning is a universal human endeavor that transcends cultures.
He who has a why to live can bear almost any how.
Life is a series of events, and it’s up to us to find meaning.
From The Stranger by Albert Camus
He who has a why to live can bear almost any how.
The search for meaning is the essence of being human.
From God: A Human History by Reza Aslan
Life without philosophy is life without meaning.
From The Story of Philosophy by Will Durant
Those who have a 'why' to live, can bear with almost any 'how'.
A symbol can represent many things.
The answer to the ultimate question of life, the universe and everything is 42.
You can’t just withdraw from the digital world; you need to replace it with something more meaningful.
From Digital Minimalism by Cal Newport
To live is to suffer, to survive is to find some meaning in the suffering.
Rituals can provide structure and meaning in our lives.
From Religion for Atheists by Alain de Botton
Success is not about climbing the ladder; it’s about finding your purpose.
From Thrive by Arianna Huffington
The absurd is born out of this confrontation between the human call and the unreasonable silence of the world.
From The Myth of Sisyphus by Albert Camus
The quest for meaning is the essence of being.
From The Cave and the Light by Arthur Herman
Suffering ceases to be suffering at the moment it finds a meaning.
Happiness is a by-product of a meaningful life.
From The Road Less Traveled by M. Scott Peck
Freedom is the source of all meaning.
Connection is why we’re here; it is what gives purpose and meaning to our lives.
From The Gifts of Imperfection by Brené Brown
Each religion, in its own way, is a response to the fundamental questions of human existence.
From The World's Religions by Huston Smith
Rituals are about creating moments that matter.
From The Power of Ritual by Casper ter Kuile
Happiness is the meaning and the purpose of life.
The purpose of religion is to foster a sense of the sacred in our lives.
From The Case for God by Karen Armstrong
Religion is a way of making sense of the world and finding a place within it.
From The Battle for God by Karen Armstrong
The sacred is the source of all meaning.
Man is a useless passion.
To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all.
From On the Shortness of Life by Seneca
In times of crisis, people often turn to religion for meaning and solace.
From Fields of Blood: Religion and the History of Violence by Karen Armstrong
The modern world requires us to construct our own meaning.
From Religion for Atheists by Alain de Botton
The great use of a life is to spend it for something that outlasts it.
The great religions are the great systems of meaning.
From The World's Religions by Huston Smith
The quest for meaning is an integral part of being human.
From The Case for God by Karen Armstrong
The mind's ability to create meaning is what distinguishes us.
Life is a series of conversations; let’s make them meaningful.
From The Art of Possibility by Rosamund Stone Zander and Benjamin Zander
The quest for meaning is a quintessentially human endeavor.
From The Battle for God by Karen Armstrong
The struggle itself towards the heights is enough to fill a man's heart. One must imagine Sisyphus happy.
From The Myth of Sisyphus by Albert Camus
The search for God is the search for meaning.
From God: A Human History by Reza Aslan
The essence of learning is to create meaning.
From Mindstorms: Children, Computers, And Powerful Ideas by Seymour Papert
The struggle to find meaning is a fundamental part of the human experience.
From Why Religion? by Elaine Pagels
To be human is to be in search of meaning.
From The World's Religions by Huston Smith
Fundamentalism is not a reaction to modernity but a response to the loss of meaning in the modern world.
From The Battle for God by Karen Armstrong
Connection is why we’re here; it gives purpose and meaning to our lives.
From Daring Greatly by Brené Brown
The search for meaning in the universe is the essence of human experience.
From The Cosmic Code by Heinz R. Pagels
The mystery of human existence lies not in just staying alive, but in finding something to live for.
In some ways suffering ceases to be suffering at the moment it finds a meaning.
The meaning of life is to give life meaning.
Sometimes, it’s the things we cannot see that matter most.
From Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro
The greatest use of life is to spend it for something that will outlast it.
The greatest problem of our time is the search for meaning.
Exploring rituals can lead us to discover new meanings in our lives.
From The Power of Ritual by Casper ter Kuile
Rituals are bridges between the mundane and the sacred.
From The Power of Ritual by Casper ter Kuile