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True glory consists in doing what deserves to be written; in writing what deserves to be read; and in so read more
True glory consists in doing what deserves to be written; in writing what deserves to be read; and in so living as to make the world happier and better for our living in it.
The awful importance of this life is that it determines eternity.
The awful importance of this life is that it determines eternity.
Our greatest glory is not in never falling but in rising every time we fall.
Our greatest glory is not in never falling but in rising every time we fall.
Real glory springs from the silent conquest of ourselves.
Real glory springs from the silent conquest of ourselves.
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.]
To the ashes of the dead glory comes too late.
To the ashes of the dead glory comes too late.
Like madness is the glory of this life
As this pomp shows to a little oil and root.
Like madness is the glory of this life
As this pomp shows to a little oil and root.
The fire of glory is the torch of the mind.
The fire of glory is the torch of the mind.
The glory dies not, and the grief is past.
The glory dies not, and the grief is past.
