[mikelevins]

"Memento mori."

-- "Remember death." A traditional Roman saying, whispered in the ear of victorious generals when celebrating their victories to remind them not to let their heads get too big, nor to waste time in vain indulgence, but to direct their efforts toward ends that are worthwhile. It also appears in Plato's Phaedo, and in countless classical and medieval texts.

I think of it every day.