Sentence examples for a higher aim from inspiring English sources

Shrigley's drawings have a higher aim than that.

A writer who can deal with murder, barbarity, and horror — with "tragic elements" — is, Trollope argued, "a greater artist and reaches a higher aim than the writer whose efforts never carry him above the mild walks of everyday life".

There is, however, a higher aim in the prosecution of scientific forestry than even these points just referred to, namely, the preservation of indigenous arboreal vegetation and the securing of a sufficient rainfall.

But there is a higher aim here, too, Matousek tells me.

Alekhine had written that success in chess required "Firstly, self-knowledge; secondly, a firm comprehension of my opponent's strength and weakness; thirdly, a higher aim –... artistic and scientific accomplishments which accord our chess equal rank with other arts".

Of course, that's a high aim.

But, in a country whose enduring cultural myths include Horatio Alger and the Welfare Queen, the idea that material success is a high aim and primarily a function of hard work is also deeply entrenched and, importantly, politically powerful.

Leadership with a higher purpose, aimed at improving the lives of others.

Despite the whimsical nature of the Art Center prototypes, the concepts aim for a higher purpose.

But Mr. Fisher, 82, is aiming at a higher target.

Replace focus on a singular goal with aiming at a higher purpose, applying principles and values.