“Macte virtute, sic itur ad astra.”
“Excellence is the way to the stars”
― Virgil
Orion the Hunter dwells among the stars, a constellation immortalizing greatness for thousands of years and billions of people. You can look to the heavens and see him today, if you know where to look.
Elon Musk is a rock star entrepreneur and seeks a place among the stars for the long-term survival of the species.
Doctor Sir Bryan Maye (Hall of Fame guitarist of Queen and astrophysicist) has the stars in his head and his head in the stars.
Dr. Herbert Kalmus has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for creating Technicolor and innovating the motion picture industry.
Some people are famous for being famous, or having a famous ancestor. But to assume a lasting place among the stars, you have to get there through your own excellence.