Time is the best preserver of righteous men.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- History favors righteous people over time.
- In plain terms
- The good are remembered and preserved by time.
- What can you take from it?
- Time vindicates good people.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Does justice always win eventually?
- How do we judge history?
Another view
Many righteous people suffer without historical vindication.
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