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To the ashes of the dead glory comes too late.
To the ashes of the dead glory comes too late.
There is no defeat except for those who give up.
There is no defeat except for those who give up.
. . . glory built
On selfish principles is shame and guilt.
. . . glory built
On selfish principles is shame and guilt.
The awful importance of this life is that it determines eternity.
The awful importance of this life is that it determines eternity.
But man is not made for defeat. A man can be destroyed but not defeated.
But man is not made for defeat. A man can be destroyed but not defeated.
Defeat is a school in which truth always grows strong.
Defeat is a school in which truth always grows strong.
When defeat is inevitable, it is wisest to yield.
When defeat is inevitable, it is wisest to yield.
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.]
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.]