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    Glory is like a circle in the water,
    Which never ceaseth to enlarge itself
    Till by broad spreading it disperse to naught.

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The paths of glory at least lead to the grave, but the paths of duty may not get you any read more

The paths of glory at least lead to the grave, but the paths of duty may not get you any where.

by James Thurber Found in: Glory Quotes,
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I am climbing a difficult road; but the glory gives me strength.

I am climbing a difficult road; but the glory gives me strength.

by Sextus Propertius Found in: Glory Quotes,
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Glory paid to our ashes comes too late

Glory paid to our ashes comes too late

by Marcus Aurelius Found in: Glory Quotes,
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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.

by George Bernard Shaw Found in: Glory Quotes,
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The glory dies not, and the grief is past.

The glory dies not, and the grief is past.

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Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever.

Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever.

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No flowery road leads to glory.
[Fr., Aucun chemin de fleurs ne conduit a la gloire.]

No flowery road leads to glory.
[Fr., Aucun chemin de fleurs ne conduit a la gloire.]

by Jean De La Fontaine Found in: Glory Quotes,
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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.]

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Who pants for glory, finds but short repose;
A breath revives him, or a breath o'erthrows.

Who pants for glory, finds but short repose;
A breath revives him, or a breath o'erthrows.

by Alexander Pope Found in: Glory Quotes,
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