What Really Matters Quotes

“If any man seeks for greatness, let him forget greatness and ask for truth, and he will find both.”
― Horace Mann

“When I contemplate life as well as death, I am discovering what really matters to me now.”
― Lisa J. Shultz, A Chance to Say Goodbye: Reflections on Losing a Parent

“Never confuse education and intelligence. There are far too many well-educated fools in this city, while others who are much wiser are neither noticed nor heeded.”
― Lisa E. Betz

“I asked why all us kids had saints’ names, my father had said, “Because life throws so much at us. We want you to remember to be kind, patient, and tolerant. To have empathy for other people, care about them. And to have that extra help, your own saint backing you.”

“But we don’t always go to church,” I’d pointed out.

“Caring about people doesn’t just take place there. It’s how you act out in the world, when no one is looking, where it really counts.”
― Luanne Rice, Pretend She's Here