GOOD ENDURES

“If you accomplish something good with hard work, the labor passes quickly but the good endures. If you do something shameful in the pursuit of pleasure, the pleasure passes quickly and the shame endures.”
– Musonius Rufus

Give your full measure to what is good.
Pour yourself entirely into worthy work, into pursuits that strengthen your character, serve others, and align with your highest values.

Understand this clearly: The effort fades—but the outcome remains.
The sweat, the grind, the struggle—they pass. But the fruit of good work lasts, often beyond your own life.

Chasing ease, cheap pleasures, and shortcuts may offer immediate gratification, but it is fleeting. What lingers is often regret, shame, and a hollow sense of what could have been.

Don’t be a fool. Avoid pursuits that waste your potential or pull you away from virtue.
Resist the temptation of quick rewards that cost your integrity. Work hard for what matters most.
Let your labor be the price you gladly pay for something good, lasting, and honorable.