What you leave behind is not what is engraved in stone monuments, but what is woven into the lives of others.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- True legacy is found in how you affect people, not in physical monuments.
- In plain terms
- People remember how you touched their lives, not statues.
- What can you take from it?
- Focus on helping others to build a lasting legacy.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What impact do you want to leave?
- Who have you helped recently?
Another view
Physical monuments sometimes preserve memory better than personal acts.
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