It is high time the ideal of success should be replaced with the ideal of service ... Only a life lived for others is a life worthwhile.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Success should be replaced by service; life is worthwhile only when lived for others.
- In plain terms
- Help others instead of chasing success.
- What can you take from it?
- Live for others to make your life worthwhile.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Is success enough for you?
- Who do you live for?
Another view
Personal success can sometimes enable more service to others.
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