“When the remembrance of death is diligently meditated upon, it provides great strength in the beginning when one ineffective then, for every mouth shall be silenced with no excuse. We should ponder these things and other such things so that we can trace out more clearly what kind of goal we have and so that we can run as quickly as possible to obtain it, for we do not know what tomorrow holds. The time of death is unknown. Only good deeds done for God will remain and will follow man beyond death.  And what is better than working for God all one’s life so those dwelling in them will tell you: ‘For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul?’?”

– ‘Counsels from the Holy Mountain’