“Be above it! Make the world serve your purpose, but do not serve it!”
“The wicked make all God's good works serve evil purposes but the person of good will, to the contrary, makes the evil doings of the wicked serve good purposes.”
“Contrary to his infallibly "honest" image, Abe wasn't above lying so long as it served a noble purpose.”
“It could be that the purpose of your life is only to serve as a warning to others.”
“It is a luxury to do something that serves no practical purpose: the luxury of civilization.”
“Happiness serves hardly any other purpose than to make unhappiness possible. ”