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Glory follows virtue as if it were its shadow.
Glory follows virtue as if it were its shadow.
The glory dies not, and the grief is past.
The glory dies not, and the grief is past.
Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever.
Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever.
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 paths of glory lead but to the grave.
The paths of glory lead but to the grave.
To the ashes of the dead glory comes too late.
To the ashes of the dead glory comes too late.
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.]
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.
Only on paper has humanity yet achieved glory, beauty, truth, knowledge, virtue, and abiding love.
Only on paper has humanity yet achieved glory, beauty, truth, knowledge, virtue, and abiding love.
