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.
- Charles Spurgeon
What we have done for ourselves alone dies with us;
what we have done for others and the world remains and is immortal.
- Albert Pike
What do you want written on your tombstone?
It won't be there if you haven't done it.
If you want "never missed a day of work," go for it,
but if you want it said that you radiated happiness to all around -
put a smile on every face - inspired us all to be the best we could be,
was a good friend, perhaps a loving spouse and parent,
you might want to start today to lighten up, and start to put happiness -
yours, your family's, and your friends -
ahead of material success or "achievement."
If you want to do it, do it - TODAY.
What you do TODAY is what others will remember. Make today count.
How do you want to be remembered? Live life full out - Begin today.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Further reading: To Do That Which Will Endure
Legacy to Future Generations
Seeds You Plant
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