Who track the steps of Glory to the grave.

Who track the steps of Glory to the grave.

Death is nothing, but to live defeated and inglorious is to die daily.

Death is nothing, but to live defeated and inglorious is to die daily.

The awful importance of this life is that it determines eternity.

The awful importance of this life is that it determines eternity.

So may glory from defect arise.

So may glory from defect arise.

Those glories come too late
That on our ashes wait.

Those glories come too late
That on our ashes wait.

The paths of glory at least lead to the grave, but the paths of duty may not get you any read more

The paths of glory at least lead to the grave, but the paths of duty may not get you any where.

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.]

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.

There is no road of flowers leading to glory

There is no road of flowers leading to glory