Quotes about Legacy

I have tried to fight those who would forget. Because if we forget, we are guilty, we are accomplices.

Wasn't forgetfulness a gift of the gods to the ancient world? Without it. Life would be intolerable, wouldn't it? Yes, but the Jews live by other rules. For a Jew, nothing is more important than memory. He is bound to his origins by memory. It is memory that connects him to Abraham, Moses and Rabbi Akiva.

He who doesn't forget God isn't cold in his grave," she said. "What keeps him warm?" I insisted. Her thin voice had become like a whisper: it was a secret. "God himself.

You walk out in the evening with a woman, you tell her that she is beautiful and you love her, and twenty centuries hear what you are saying.

Here, take this knife," he said. "I won't need it anymore. You may find it useful. Also take this spoon. Don't sell it. Quickly! Go ahead, take what I'm giving you!" My inheritance …

My father, an enlightened spirit, believed in man. My grandfather, a fervent Hasid, believed in God. The one taught me to speak, the other to sing. Both loved stories. And when I tell mine, I hear their voices. Whispering from beyond the silenced storm, they are what links the survivor to their memory.

For memory is a blessing: it creates bonds rather than destroys them.

Only one life, it will soon be past, only what's done for Christ will last.

Homemaking is a passion you can pass on from generation to generation.

Material blessings fade and deteriorate, but your riches in Christ are everlasting.

Leave your mark on the world by leaving behind a child who grows up to love and serve the Lord.

A daughter will follow in her mom's footsteps so make sure to set a good example.