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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.]
This goin' ware glory waits ye haint one agreeable feetur.
This goin' ware glory waits ye haint one agreeable feetur.
Like madness is the glory of this life
As this pomp shows to a little oil and root.
Like madness is the glory of this life
As this pomp shows to a little oil and root.
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.
Who track the steps of Glory to the grave.
Who track the steps of Glory to the grave.
Glory built on selfish principles, is shame and guilt.
Glory built on selfish principles, is shame and guilt.
Glory is like a circle in the water, Which never ceaseth to enlarge itself Till by broad spreading it disperse read more
Glory is like a circle in the water, Which never ceaseth to enlarge itself Till by broad spreading it disperse to naught
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.
Those glories come too late
That on our ashes wait.
Those glories come too late
That on our ashes wait.
