Remember You Will Die

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Category: Leadership

Foundational Lexiconbe humble
Executive Parlancerecognize mortality
Scholarly Discoursetransient awareness
Babel ZenithMemento mori
Origin: Latin
Pronunciation: /məˈmentoʊ ˈmɔːri/

Etymology & Meaning

Remember that you will die; a meditation on mortality.

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