“The mark of the immature man is that he wants to die nobly for a cause, while the mark of a mature man is that he wants to live humbly for one”

thetwistabletrav · Joined: 19 Mar 2006 Posts: 2

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talltigg · Joined: 28 Oct 2009 Posts: 5

"Dying nobly" means that he wants fame and admiration for a one-time act;dying. Living is much harder, it's arduous, ongoing, and tedious with rewards being hard-won. If someone is living humbly for their cause, they're doing it as an act of being true to themselves, their beliefs, their values - not for fame, glory, or public accolades. They see the long term, long lasting value in what they're doing, not the short-term, shallow, short-lasting rewards. See?

talltigg · Joined: 28 Oct 2009 Posts: 5

"Dying nobly" means that he wants fame and admiration for a one-time act;dying. Living is much harder, it's arduous, ongoing, and tedious with rewards being hard-won. If someone is living humbly for their cause, they're doing it as an act of being true to themselves, their beliefs, their values - not for fame, glory, or public accolades. They see the long term, long lasting value in what they're doing, not the short-term, shallow, short-lasting rewards. See?

talltigg · Joined: 28 Oct 2009 Posts: 5

"Dying nobly" means that he wants fame and admiration for a one-time act;dying. Living is much harder, it's arduous, ongoing, and tedious with rewards being hard-won. If someone is living humbly for their cause, they're doing it as an act of being true to themselves, their beliefs, their values - not for fame, glory, or public accolades. They see the long term, long lasting value in what they're doing, not the short-term, shallow, short-lasting rewards. See?

talltigg · Joined: 28 Oct 2009 Posts: 5

"Dying nobly" means that he wants fame and admiration for a one-time act;dying. Living is much harder, it's arduous, ongoing, and tedious with rewards being hard-won. If someone is living humbly for their cause, they're doing it as an act of being true to themselves, their beliefs, their values - not for fame, glory, or public accolades. They see the long term, long lasting value in what they're doing, not the short-term, shallow, short-lasting rewards. See?

talltigg · Joined: 28 Oct 2009 Posts: 5

"Dying nobly" means that he wants fame and admiration for a one-time act;dying. Living is much harder, it's arduous, ongoing, and tedious with rewards being hard-won. If someone is living humbly for their cause, they're doing it as an act of being true to themselves, their beliefs, their values - not for fame, glory, or public accolades. They see the long term, long lasting value in what they're doing, not the short-term, shallow, short-lasting rewards. See?