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Glory paid to our ashes comes too late.
Glory paid to our ashes comes too late.
Most dreams of glory are safe because we never venture to put them into practice.
Most dreams of glory are safe because we never venture to put them into practice.
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 is like a circle in the water,
Which never ceaseth to enlarge itself
Till by broad read more
Glory is like a circle in the water,
Which never ceaseth to enlarge itself
Till by broad spreading it disperse to naught.
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.
The glory dies not, and the grief is past.
The glory dies not, and the grief is past.
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.
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