Quotes About Legacy

It is a far, far better thing that I do, than I have ever done; It is a far, far better rest that I go to, than I have ever known.

Whether I shall turn out to be the hero of my own life, or whether that station will be held by anybody else, these pages must show. To

To the last hour of my life, you cannot choose but remain part of my character, part of the little good in me, part of the evil.

But far more terrible than death was the dread of being misremembered after death.

Ben öldükten sonra gün gelir, Richmond'daki ye?il alana bakan o, a??rba?l? eski evde bir hortlak türerse, hiç ku?kusuz bu benim hortla??m olacakt?r. Estella orada oturdu?u sürece benim dirliksiz ruhum gece gündüz dinlemeden o eve nas?l da dadanm??t? bilseniz! Kendim nerede olursam olay?m, ruhum her günün her dakikas?nda o evin içinde, rahat yüzü bilmeyerek dönüyor dola??yordu.

Es conveniente que el lector haga una pausa al leer esto, y piense por un momento en la larga cadena de hierro o de oro, de espinas o de flores, que jamás le hubiera rodeado a no ser por el primer eslabón que se formó en un día memorable.

PREFACE TO THE 1857 EDITION I

The register of his burial was signed by the clergyman, the clerk, the undertaker, and the chief mourner. Scrooge signed it: and Scrooge's name was good upon 'Change, for anything he chose to put his hand to. Old Marley was as dead as a door-nail. Mind! I don't mean to say that I know, of my own knowledge, what there is particularly dead about a door-nail. I might have been inclined, myself, to regard a coffin-nail as the deadest piece

It was considered at the time a striking proof of virtue in the young king that he was sorry for his father's death;but, as common subjects have that virtue too, sometimes, we will say no more about it.

Marley era morto, tanto per cominciare. Non c'era alcun dubbio. Il registro della sua sepoltura era stato firmato dal pastore, dal chierico, dall'impresario delle pompe funebri e dal responsabile della cerimonia funebre. L'aveva firmato anche Scrooge. E il nome di Scrooge alla Borsa era valido per qualsiasi cosa su cui lui decidesse di mettere mano. Il vecchio Marley era morto come il chiodo di una porta.

We should all be concerned about the future because we will have to spend the rest of our lives there.

If you earnestly desire to provide for your family, then you must make an effort to understand spiritual matters enough to teach them to your children.

Unless you and I strive to obey the Lord in our homes, we will create a spiritually poisonous atmosphere that will infect our children with disrespect for authority—both ours and God's. Pay close attention to this principle: we reap what we sow. Our disobedience today may become our children's rebellion tomorrow.

didn't usher in the Space Age; it ushered in the Digital Age. And that is as valuable a legacy as the imagined Space Age might have been. Probably more valuable.

All humans are Scheherazades: we die each morning if we don't have a good story to tell.

It is a bad idea to live too long. Few carry it off well.

A martyr to the cause of man, His blood is freedom's eucharist, And in the world's great hero list His name shall lead the van.

It appears that the charts must have originated with a people unknown; that they were passed on, perhaps by the Minoans (the Sea Kings of ancient Crete) and the Phoenicians, who were for a thousand years and more the greatest sailors of the ancient world. We have evidence that they were collected and studied in the great library of Alexandria and that compilations of them were made by the greographers who worked there.

A good character is the best tombstone. Those who loved you and were helped by you will remember you when forget-me-nots have withered. Carve your name on hearts, not on marble.

No one of good character leaves behind a wasted life — whether they die in obscurity or renown.... Your character is what you are to yourself, not what you pretend to be to yourself or others. Although human beings often attempt self-delusion, we cannot forever hide the truth about ourselves from ourselves. It will make itself known to us by means of our conscience despite our most strenuous effort to suppress it.

The reputation of a thousand years may be determined by the conduct of one hour.

In order to be remembered, leave nothing behind but goodness.

What constitutes a life well spent, anyway? Love and admiration from your fellow men is all that any one can ask.

Books talk to you for an afternoon. Literature speaks for generations.