The first in glory, as the first in place.

The first in glory, as the first in place.

There is no road of flowers leading to glory

There is no road of flowers leading to glory

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.]

Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever.

Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever.

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.

Death is nothing, but to live defeated and inglorious is to die daily.

Death is nothing, but to live defeated and inglorious is to die daily.

The glory dies not, and the grief is past.

The glory dies not, and the grief is past.

Glory built on selfish principles, is shame and guilt.

Glory built on selfish principles, is shame and guilt.

Our greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising up every time we fail.

Our greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising up every time we fail.