“One, remember to look up at the stars and not down at your feet. Two, never give up work. Work gives you meaning and purpose and life is empty without it. Three, if you are lucky enough to find love, remember it is there and don't throw it away.”
Variant: Remember to look up at the stars and not down at your feet. Never give up work. Work gives you meaning and purpose and life is empty without it. If you are lucky enough to find love, remember it is there and don't throw it away.
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My Life with the Chimpanzees (1996), p. 113

“The meaning of life is to find your gift. The purpose of life is to give it away.”

“The meaning of life is to find your gift. The purpose of life is to give it away.”
Not by Shakespeare, but from Finding Your Strength in Difficult Times: A Book of Meditations, a 1993 self-help book by David S. Viscott.
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Source: http://quoteinvestigator.com/2014/06/16/purpose-gift/

Yanni in Words. Miramax Books. Co-author David Rensin