“We rise in glory as we sink in pride”
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“We rise in glory as we sink in pride”
“The glory of ancestors sheds a light around posterity; it allows neither their good nor bad qualities to remain in obscurity”
“Think where mans glory most begins and ends, and say my glory was I had such friends”
“For in the true nature of things, if we rightly consider, every green tree is far more glorious than if it were made of gold and silver”
“Politicians also have no leisure, because they are always aiming at something beyond political life itself, power and glory, or happiness”
“Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever.”
“The greater the difficulty, the more the glory in surmounting it. ”
“No vices are so incurable as those which men are apt to glory in”
“Heaven wheels above you, displaying to you her eternal glories, and still your eyes are on the ground”
“The glory of Christianity is to conquer by forgiveness”
“The pride of the peacock is the glory of God.”
“The arts of peace are great, And no less glorious than those of war”
“It is the glory and merit of some men to write well, and of others not to write at all”
“Think of yourself as on the threshold of unparalleled success. A whole, clear, glorious life lies before you. Achieve! Achieve!”
“The tyrant dies and his rule is over, the martyr dies and his rule begins”