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.

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.]

Real glory springs from the silent conquest of ourselves.

Real glory springs from the silent conquest of ourselves.

Those glories come too late
That on our ashes wait.

Those glories come too late
That on our ashes wait.

Who track the steps of Glory to the grave.

Who track the steps of Glory to the grave.

Glory is the shadow of virtue.

Glory is the shadow of virtue.

True glory takes root, and even spreads; all false pretences, like flowers, fall to the ground; nor can any counterfeit read more

True glory takes root, and even spreads; all false pretences, like flowers, fall to the ground; nor can any counterfeit last long.

The first in glory, as the first in place.

The first in glory, as the first in place.

Glory paid to our ashes comes too late

Glory paid to our ashes comes too late