So may glory from defect arise.

So may glory from defect arise.

Death is nothing, but to live defeated and inglorious is to die daily.

Death is nothing, but to live defeated and inglorious is to die daily.

To the ashes of the dead glory comes too late.

To the ashes of the dead glory comes too late.

Those glories come too late
That on our ashes wait.

Those glories come too late
That on our ashes wait.

I am climbing a difficult road; but the glory gives me strength.

I am climbing a difficult road; but the glory gives me strength.

The fire of glory is the torch of the mind.

The fire of glory is the torch of the mind.

The paths of glory lead but to the grave.

The paths of glory lead but to the grave.

Holy Father, so passes away the glory of the world.
[Lat., Pater sancte, sic transit gloria mundi.]

Holy Father, so passes away the glory of the world.
[Lat., Pater sancte, sic transit gloria mundi.]

Glory paid to our ashes comes too late

Glory paid to our ashes comes too late