Death is nothing, but to live defeated and inglorious is to die daily.

Death is nothing, but to live defeated and inglorious is to die daily.

Glory built on selfish principles, is shame and guilt.

Glory built on selfish principles, is shame and guilt.

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.]

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.

Real glory springs from the silent conquest of ourselves.

Real glory springs from the silent conquest of ourselves.

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.

Holy Father, so passes away the glory of the world.
[Lat., Pater sancte, sic transit gloria mundi.]

Holy Father, so passes away the glory of the world.
[Lat., Pater sancte, sic transit gloria mundi.]

Who track the steps of Glory to the grave.

Who track the steps of Glory to the grave.