Henry Ward Beecher Quotes

If one but tell a thing well, it moves on with undying voice, and over the fruitful earth and across the sea goes the bright gleam of noble deeds ever unquenchable.

Words are immortal - Elinor

The reward of great men is that, long after they have died, one is not quite sure that they are dead.

Great lives never go out; they go on.

What life half gives a man, posterity gives entirely.

It's not what you take when you leave this world behind you. It's what you leave behind you when you go.

I certainly hope 'Dragon' can leave some legacy behind.

No man is truly great who is great only in his lifetime. The test of greatness is the page of history.

Death comes to all, but great achievements build a monument which shall endure until the sun grows cold.

If something comes to life in others because of you, then you have made an approach to immortality.

We all die. The goal isn't to live forever, the goal is to create something that will.

So much of what we do is ephemeral and quickly forgotten, even by ourselves, so it's gratifying to have something you have done linger in people's memories.

The test of greatness is the page of history.

If you would not be forgotten, as soon as you are dead and rotten, either write things worth the reading, or do things worth the writing.

It is not necessary to live. But to leave our names beyond that point. That is necessary.

Great men, unknown to their generation, have their fame among the great who have preceded them, and all true worldly fame subsides from their high estimate beyond the stars.

Oh, you know, your legacy's all you're gonna be remembered by.

We all die. The goal isn't to live forever. It is to create something that will.

I've impacted peoples' lives in such a way that they'll never forget.

There are heroes and then there are legends, heroes get remembered but legends never die.

We build our legacy piece by piece, and maybe the whole world will remember you or maybe just a couple of people, but you do what you can to make sure you're still around after you're gone.

Leaving a legacy behind is huge.

The great men of earth are the shadow men, who, having lived and died, now live again and forever through their undying thoughts. Thus living, though their footfalls are heard no more, their voices are louder than the thunder, and unceasing as the flow of tides or air.

I want to be remembered as part of the group of the greatest players ever.

From famous artists to building contractors, we all want to leave our signature. Our lasting effect. Your life after death. We all want to explain ourselves. Nobody wants to be forgotten.