"The purpose of human life is to serve, and to show compassion and the will to help others." ― Albert Schweitzer Topic(s): Life Tags: human, purpose More From Albert Schweitzer "Truth has no special time of its own. Its hour is now – always." "There are two means of refuge from the miseries of life: music and cats." "Man has lost the capacity to foresee and to forestall. He will end by destroying the earth." More In Life "My favorite things in life don’t cost any money. It’s really clear that the most precious resource we all have is time."― Steve Jobs "The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane."― Marcus Aurelius "I don’t have expectations. Expectations in your life just lead to giant disappointments."― Michael Landon