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To the ashes of the dead glory comes too late.
To the ashes of the dead glory comes too late.
Glory is the shadow of virtue.
Glory is the shadow of virtue.
Glory follows virtue as if it were its shadow.
Glory follows virtue as if it were its shadow.
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.
Glory is never where virtue is not.
[Fr., La gloire n'est jamais ou la vertu n'est pas.]
Glory is never where virtue is not.
[Fr., La gloire n'est jamais ou la vertu n'est pas.]
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.
Glory built on selfish principles, is shame and guilt.
Glory built on selfish principles, is shame and guilt.
The fire of glory is the torch of the mind.
The fire of glory is the torch of the mind.
. . . glory built
On selfish principles is shame and guilt.
. . . glory built
On selfish principles is shame and guilt.
