Becoming A Person of Value

“Try not to become a man of success but rather try to become a man of value.”

- Albert Einstein

Every person has intrinsic value. Your very existence is a gift to the world, perhaps in ways you are not even aware of. This post is not about that kind of value. Rather it is about the moral values you consciously live by, which over time determine your character.

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