Quotes about Legacy

Human beings are born into this little span of life of which the best thing is its friendship and intimacies, and soon their places will know them no more, and yet they leave their friendships and intimacies with no cultivation, to grow as they will by the roadside, expecting them to "keep" by force of inertia.

The great use of life is to spend it for something that will outlast it.

I pray that we might not outlive our usefulness.

Only one life "Twill soon be past Only what's done For Christ will last".

A legacy of true value is a legacy made of more than money. It's a legacy conceived in wisdom, nurtured by principle, and sustained by character.

Your days at the most cannot be very long, so use them to the best of your ability for the glory of God and the benefit of your generation.

God is much more concerned about your character than your career, because you will take your character into eternity, but not your career.

God is not looking for extraordinary characters as His instruments, but He is looking for humble instruments through whom He can be honored throughout the ages.

It is from God that parents receive their children, and it is to God that they should lead them.

Grandchildren are God's reward for not killing your kids.

Each of us will eventually give away all our earthly possessions. How we choose to do so, however, is a reflection of our commitment to the kingdom of God.

If we only understood that when we devote our lives to the glory of God, our existence on planet earth will leave marks---eternal marks.