What we do in life echoes in eternity - Maximus from Gladiator

This quote from the film Gladiator was borrowed from Marcus Aurelius (who is also portrayed in the film).

"What we do now echoes in eternity."

More quotes to inspire living life to the fullest:

All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us.
~ Gandalf, The Fellowship of the Ring

Someone once told me that time was a predator that stalked us all our lives. But I rather believe than time is a companion who goes with us on the journey, and reminds us to cherish every moment because they'll never come again. What we leave behind is not as important how we lived. After all, Number One, we're only mortal.
~ Captain Jean-Luc Picard, Star Trek: Generations

What Makes a Day Worthwhile

You can work hard the entire day, then sit in self reflection just before bedtime and realize that there must be something more to the day than just hard work to make a day worthwhile.

What constitutes a worthwhile day?

Discovering something about yourself that you never realized. . . spending a quality day with a friend. . .exploring unfamiliar places. . .finally facing a fear. . .

Time is only against us if we don't make time for the things that really matter.

I chastise my younger brother for always resorting to social media sites and his portable video games to pass time. Maybe I chastise him because I, myself, need to spend more time away from my desk, out with my friends--out in the world. Deep down it probably bothers me that he's perfectly content passing his time that way, just as I was at his age.

When in doubt, facing a dilemma of how to spend your last hours before bed, or what to do with an empty Saturday or Sunday afternoon, just remember:

All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us.
- Gandalf, The Fellowship of the Ring