Your virtue, which is how you are characterized (prudent, courageous, having self-control) is worth more than anything in the world. It is the greatest of treasures. It is WHO you are. It impacts HOW you do WHAT YOU DO.
It impacts those around you. It is cumulative. It is the truest of artifacts you leave behind long after you are gone (far beyond your worldly possessions), and your temporal accomplishments (title, money, power, possessions) have faded.
Your virtue lives on in others who knew you and hopefully is passed on. It is the heart of your legacy.
Something to ponder for the week.
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