I have never felt that anything really mattered but the satisfaction of knowing that you stood for the things in which you believed and had done the very best you could. (8 November 1944)
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Personal satisfaction comes from integrity and effort, not external outcomes.
- In plain terms
- Rest on standing for beliefs and doing your best.
- What can you take from it?
- Find satisfaction in integrity and effort.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What do you stand for?
- How do you measure your best?
Another view
External recognition often matters for survival.
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Only a man's character is the real criterion of worth. (22 August 1944)
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