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Glory paid to our ashes comes too late.
Glory paid to our ashes comes too late.
Glory follows virtue as if it were its shadow.
[Lat., Gloria virtutem tanquam umbra sequitur.]
Glory follows virtue as if it were its shadow.
[Lat., Gloria virtutem tanquam umbra sequitur.]
Who track the steps of Glory to the grave.
Who track the steps of Glory to the grave.
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.
So may glory from defect arise.
So may glory from defect arise.
. . . glory built
On selfish principles is shame and guilt.
. . . glory built
On selfish principles is shame and guilt.
To the ashes of the dead glory comes too late.
To the ashes of the dead glory comes too late.
Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever.
Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever.
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.]