To the ashes of the dead glory comes too late.

To the ashes of the dead glory comes too late.

Glory follows virtue as if it were its shadow.

Glory follows virtue as if it were its shadow.

Glory paid to our ashes comes too late.
[Lat., Cineri gloria sera est.]

Glory paid to our ashes comes too late.
[Lat., Cineri gloria sera est.]

Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever.

Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever.

Glory built on selfish principles, is shame and guilt.

Glory built on selfish principles, is shame and guilt.

Glory is the shadow of virtue.

Glory is the shadow of virtue.

The paths of glory lead but to the grave.

The paths of glory lead but to the grave.

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.

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.]