The Legacy of Good Character
A good name endures beyond death. Character and reputation are the true inheritance we leave to future generations.
A good name endures beyond death. Character and reputation are the true inheritance we leave to future generations.
A good character is one's memorial. The memory of the just outlasts their earthly days.
Instructions of Ptahhotep
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- What ancient Egypt says about growing old
Ptahhotep closes on reputation rather than office or property. In a country where later kings recut their own names over earlier men's monuments, character is offered as the one holding that stone could not carry away.