No matter what you've done for yourself or for humanity, if you can't look back on having given love and attention to your own family, what have you really accomplished?
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About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Personal or global achievements mean little without loving your family.
- In plain terms
- If you neglect family, your other successes don't count.
- What can you take from it?
- Family love is the true measure of accomplishment.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What matters most when you look back?
- Did you neglect loved ones for success?
Another view
Some people accomplish great things for humanity without family.
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