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.]

Real glory springs from the silent conquest of ourselves.

Real glory springs from the silent conquest of ourselves.

The fire of glory is the torch of the mind.

The fire of glory is the torch of the mind.

Glory built on selfish principles, is shame and guilt.

Glory built on selfish principles, is shame and guilt.

For glory gives herself only to those who have always dreamed of her.

For glory gives herself only to those who have always dreamed of her.

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.

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.

Glory paid to our ashes comes too late.

Glory paid to our ashes comes too late.