Quotes About Legacy

The memory of the righteous is a blessing, but the name of the wicked will rot.

A good man leaves an inheritance to his childrenís children, but the sinnerís wealth is passed to the righteous.

Grandchildren are the crown of the aged, and the glory of a son is his father.

The righteous man walks with integrity; blessed are his children after him.

An inheritance gained quickly will not be blessed in the end.

The father of a righteous man will greatly rejoice, and he who fathers a wise son will delight in him.

for riches are not forever, nor does a crown endure to every generation.

These are the words of King Lemuel—the burden that his mother taught him:

What shall I say, O my son? What, O son of my womb? What, O son of my vows?

Her children rise up and call her blessed; her husband praises her as well:

“Many daughters have done noble things, but you surpass them all!”

Give her the fruit of her hands, and let her works praise her at the gates.

Generations come and generations go, but the earth remains forever.

There is no remembrance of those who came before, and those yet to come will not be remembered by those who follow after.

I expanded my pursuits. I built houses and planted vineyards for myself.

I acquired menservants and maidservants, and servants were born in my house. I also owned more herds and flocks than anyone in Jerusalem before me,

So I became great and surpassed all in Jerusalem who had preceded me; and my wisdom remained with me.

Then I turned to consider wisdom and madness and folly; for what more can the kingís successor do than what has already been accomplished?

For there is no lasting remembrance of the wise, just as with the fool, seeing that both will be forgotten in the days to come. Alas, the wise man will die just like the fool!

I hated all for which I had toiled under the sun, because I must leave it to the man who comes after me.

And who knows whether that man will be wise or foolish? Yet he will take over all the labor at which I have worked skillfully under the sun. This too is futile.

I saw that all who lived and walked under the sun followed this second one, the youth who succeeded the king.

There is no limit to all the people who were before them. Yet the successor will not be celebrated by those who come even later. This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind.

or wealth lost in a failed venture, so when that man has a son there is nothing to pass on.