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    Glory is like a circle in the water, Which never ceaseth to enlarge itself Till by broad spreading it disperse to naught

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Who pants for glory, finds but short repose;
A breath revives him, or a breath o'erthrows.

Who pants for glory, finds but short repose;
A breath revives him, or a breath o'erthrows.

by Alexander Pope 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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The paths of glory lead but to the grave.

The paths of glory lead but to the grave.

by Thomas Gray Found in: Glory Quotes,
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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.

by Marcus Tullius Cicero Found in: Glory Quotes,
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I am climbing a difficult road; but the glory gives me strength.

I am climbing a difficult road; but the glory gives me strength.

by Sextus Propertius Found in: Glory Quotes,
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The glory of Him who
Hung His masonry pendant on naught, when the world He created.

The glory of Him who
Hung His masonry pendant on naught, when the world He created.

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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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Only on paper has humanity yet achieved glory, beauty, truth, knowledge, virtue, and abiding love.

Only on paper has humanity yet achieved glory, beauty, truth, knowledge, virtue, and abiding love.

by George Bernard Shaw Found in: Glory Quotes,
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. . . glory built
On selfish principles is shame and guilt.

. . . glory built
On selfish principles is shame and guilt.

by William Cowper Found in: Glory Quotes,
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