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Glory is like a circle in the water,
Which never ceaseth to enlarge itself
Till by broad read more
Glory is like a circle in the water,
Which never ceaseth to enlarge itself
Till by broad spreading it disperse to naught.
For glory gives herself only to those who have always dreamed of her.
For glory gives herself only to those who have always dreamed of her.
The fire of glory is the torch of the mind.
The fire of glory is the torch of the mind.
Glory follows virtue as if it were its shadow.
Glory follows virtue as if it were its shadow.
Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever.
Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever.
Those glories come too late
That on our ashes wait.
Those glories come too late
That on our ashes wait.
True glory consists in doing what deserves to be written; in writing what deserves to be read; and in so read more
True glory consists in doing what deserves to be written; in writing what deserves to be read; and in so living as to make the world happier and better for our living in it.
Who track the steps of Glory to the grave.
Who track the steps of Glory to the grave.
Glory paid to our ashes comes too late.
Glory paid to our ashes comes too late.