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.

Glory paid to our ashes comes too late

Glory paid to our ashes comes too late

Real glory springs from the silent conquest of ourselves.

Real glory springs from the silent conquest of ourselves.

Those glories come too late
That on our ashes wait.

Those glories come too late
That on our ashes wait.

The awful importance of this life is that it determines eternity.

The awful importance of this life is that it determines eternity.

The first in glory, as the first in place.

The first in glory, as the first in place.

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.

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.

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.]