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Glory built on selfish principles, is shame and guilt.
Glory built on selfish principles, is shame and guilt.
Glory is never where virtue is not.
[Fr., La gloire n'est jamais ou la vertu n'est pas.]
Glory is never where virtue is not.
[Fr., La gloire n'est jamais ou la vertu n'est pas.]
The love of glory gives an immense stimulus.
[Lat., Immensum gloria calcar habet.]
The love of glory gives an immense stimulus.
[Lat., Immensum gloria calcar habet.]
To the ashes of the dead glory comes too late.
To the ashes of the dead glory comes too late.
So may glory from defect arise.
So may glory from defect arise.
O how quickly passes away the glory of the earth.
[Lat., O quam cito transit gloria mundi.]
O how quickly passes away the glory of the earth.
[Lat., O quam cito transit gloria mundi.]
. . . glory built
On selfish principles is shame and guilt.
. . . glory built
On selfish principles is shame and guilt.
Only on paper has humanity yet achieved glory, beauty, truth, knowledge, virtue, and abiding love.
Only on paper has humanity yet achieved glory, beauty, truth, knowledge, virtue, and abiding love.
Glory follows virtue as if it were its shadow.
[Lat., Gloria virtutem tanquam umbra sequitur.]
Glory follows virtue as if it were its shadow.
[Lat., Gloria virtutem tanquam umbra sequitur.]