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    Glory drags all men along, low as well as high, bound captive at
    the wheels of her glittering car.
    [Lat., Fulgente trahit constrictos Gloria curru
    Non minus ignotos generosis.]

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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.]

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. . . glory built
On selfish principles is shame and guilt.

. . . glory built
On selfish principles is shame and guilt.

by William Cowper Found in: Glory Quotes,
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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.]

by Martin Le Franc Found in: Glory Quotes,
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Who pants for glory, finds but short repose;
A breath revives him, or a breath o'erthrows.

Who pants for glory, finds but short repose;
A breath revives him, or a breath o'erthrows.

by Alexander Pope Found in: Glory Quotes,
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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.

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No flowery road leads to glory.
[Fr., Aucun chemin de fleurs ne conduit a la gloire.]

No flowery road leads to glory.
[Fr., Aucun chemin de fleurs ne conduit a la gloire.]

by Jean De La Fontaine Found in: Glory Quotes,
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Glory is like a circle in the water, Which never ceaseth to enlarge itself Till by broad spreading it disperse read more

Glory is like a circle in the water, Which never ceaseth to enlarge itself Till by broad spreading it disperse to naught

by William Shakespeare Found in: Glory Quotes,
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The paths of glory lead but to the grave.

The paths of glory lead but to the grave.

by Thomas Gray Found in: Glory Quotes,
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There is no road of flowers leading to glory

There is no road of flowers leading to glory

by Jean De La Fontaine Found in: Glory Quotes,
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