Preparation for old age should begin not later than one's teens. A life which is empty of purpose until 65 will not suddenly become filled on retirement.
If I take care of my character my reputation will take care of me.
We are told to let our light shine and if it does we won't need to tell anybody it does. Lighthouses don't fire cannons to call attention to their shining- they just shine.
Where one man reads the Bible a hundred read you and me.
Where I was born and where and how I have lived is unimportant. It is what I have done with where I have been that should be of interest.
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