There is no road of flowers leading to glory

There is no road of flowers leading to glory

Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever.

Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever.

The paths of glory lead but to the grave.

The paths of glory lead but to the grave.

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.]

Unless what we do is useful, our glory is vain.
[Lat., Nisi utile est quod facimus, stulta est gloria.]

Unless what we do is useful, our glory is vain.
[Lat., Nisi utile est quod facimus, stulta est gloria.]

Those glories come too late
That on our ashes wait.

Those glories come too late
That on our ashes wait.

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 follows virtue as if it were its shadow.

Glory follows virtue as if it were its shadow.

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.