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.]

Glory is the shadow of virtue.

Glory is the shadow of virtue.

Who track the steps of Glory to the grave.

Who track the steps of Glory to the grave.

To the ashes of the dead glory comes too late.

To the ashes of the dead glory comes too late.

The glory dies not, and the grief is past.

The glory dies not, and the grief is past.

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.

The paths of glory lead but to the grave.

The paths of glory lead but to the grave.

Glory paid to our ashes comes too late

Glory paid to our ashes comes too late

Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever.

Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever.