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Real glory springs from the silent conquest of ourselves.
Real glory springs from the silent conquest of ourselves.
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.
The glory dies not, and the grief is past.
The glory dies not, and the grief is past.
Go where glory waits thee;
But while fame elates thee,
Oh! still remember me.
Go where glory waits thee;
But while fame elates thee,
Oh! still remember me.
Who track the steps of Glory to the grave.
Who track the steps of Glory to the grave.
The awful importance of this life is that it determines eternity.
The awful importance of this life is that it determines eternity.
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 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.
Glory follows virtue as if it were its shadow.
Glory follows virtue as if it were its shadow.
