Quotes About Legacy

Albert Camus dijo una vez que «la verdadera generosidad para con el futuro consiste en entregarlo todo al presente». Pues bien, eso hice yo.

I've yet to read an obituary that says, "he died peacefully in his sleep surrounded by his lawyer, his stockbroker and his accountant.

Esto me recuerda las palabras de Ben Franklin: «Ya tendrás tiempo de sobra para dormir cuando estés muerto».

These little hourglasses serve as daily reminders of our mortality and the importance of living full, productive days while advancing our purposes.

Who Will Cry When You Die?

Develop a deathbed mentality.

Greatness comes from beginning something that does not end with you.

Que el mejor momento para plantar un árbol fue hace cuarenta años. El segundo mejor momento es hoy. No malgastes ni un minuto de tu vida. Fomenta una mentalidad de lecho de muerte.

She told me that the best time to plant a tree was forty years ago. The second best time is today.

We will have eternity to celebrate the victories but only a few hours before sunset to win them.

La vida que nos es dada es, por naturaleza, breve, pero la memoria de una vida bien vivida es eterna.

I expect to pass through life but once. If therefore, there be any kindness I can show, or any good thing I can do to any fellow being, let me do it now, and not defer or neglect it, as I shall not pass this way again.

It's easy to complain or condemn or take the path of least resistance. What takes guts is to stand for something higher, to behave greater and to be of service to others. Like Mandela. Like Gandhi. Like King. Heroes of mine. I wish I could be one-quarter as good as them.

Understand that your days are numbered. And with the passage of each glorious morning, you grow closer to your end. Don't put off expressing your gifts and talents. And make certain you enjoy this ride. Have a good time as you rise toward your magnificence. It's so sad how most people postpone having a beautiful, fun and magical life until they are too old to fully savor it.

Live like a hero. That's what the classics teach us. Be a main character. Otherwise what is life for?" —J.M. Coetzee

No matter how big a house you have or how slick a car you drive, the only thing you can take with you at the end of your life is your conscience.

Also on my desk is a copy of Seneca's Letters from a Stoic, a truly priceless work, which was purchased by my dad for $1.95).

Every life is terminal. No matter how long we get to live, we are all headed for the same end.

Vivere nei cuori che lasciamo dietro di noi non è morire».

La calidad se recuerda mucho tiempo después de haber olvidado el precio».

He vivido sabiamente? ¿He amado bien? ¿He sido de gran utilidad?

Molti in questa epoca trascorrono le loro ore più preziose occupati, occupatissimi, a inseguire obiettivi banali e divertimenti artificiali, mentre trascurano la vita vera. Questa è la ricetta per collassare alla fine. A che serve passare le vostre mattine migliori e i vostri giorni potenzialmente più produttivi a scalare montagne che, quando sarete deboli e vecchi, capirete che erano quelle sbagliate? Tristissimo.

Learning to say no to the non-essentials will give you more time to devote to the things that have the power to truly improve the way you live and help you leave the legacy you know in your heart you are destined to leave.

I need to tell you that too many among us die at thirty and are buried at eighty.