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    Glory is a heavy burden, a murdering poison, and to bear it is an art. And to have that art is rare.

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Sound, sound the clarion, fill the fife!
To all the sensual world proclaim,
One crowded hour of read more

Sound, sound the clarion, fill the fife!
To all the sensual world proclaim,
One crowded hour of glorious life
Is worth an age without a name.

by Sir Walter Scott Found in: Glory Quotes,
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Those glories come too late
That on our ashes wait.

Those glories come too late
That on our ashes wait.

by Richard Lovelace Found in: Glory Quotes,
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Glory is the shadow of virtue.

Glory is the shadow of virtue.

by Latin Proverb Found in: Glory Quotes,
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Glory paid to our ashes comes too late.
[Lat., Cineri gloria sera est.]

Glory paid to our ashes comes too late.
[Lat., Cineri gloria sera est.]

by Marcus Valerius Martial Found in: Glory Quotes,
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Glory drags all men along, low as well as high, bound captive at
the wheels of her glittering car.
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Glory drags all men along, low as well as high, bound captive at
the wheels of her glittering car.
[Lat., Fulgente trahit constrictos Gloria curru
Non minus ignotos generosis.]

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Go where glory waits thee;
But while fame elates thee,
Oh! still remember me.

Go where glory waits thee;
But while fame elates thee,
Oh! still remember me.

by Thomas Moore Found in: Glory Quotes,
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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.

by John Mccain Found in: Glory Quotes,
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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.

by Unknown Found in: Glory Quotes,
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No flowery road leads to glory.
[Fr., Aucun chemin de fleurs ne conduit a la gloire.]

No flowery road leads to glory.
[Fr., Aucun chemin de fleurs ne conduit a la gloire.]

by Jean De La Fontaine Found in: Glory Quotes,
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