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Glory Quotes

"Glory comes too late, after one as been reduced to ashes."

"Glory comes too late, after one as been reduced to ashes."

Marcus Valerius Martial, Spanish Poet

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"To vanquish without peril is to triumph without glory."

"To vanquish without peril is to triumph without glory."

Pierre Corneille, French Dramatist

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"The paths of glory lead but to the grave."

"The paths of glory lead but to the grave."

Thomas Gray, English Poet

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"What fascinated me, it was not the glory, but the contact with the public."

"What fascinated me, it was not the glory, but the contact with the public."

Jacky Ickx, Belgian Celebrity

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"To win without risk is to triumph without glory."

"To win without risk is to triumph without glory."

Pierre Corneille, French Dramatist

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"If I'd been able to put the collection together in one go, say over two years, we'd have had a special team, most wouldn't stay. One or two glory seasons and they were off. To them, the north-east was too far out. They wanted to be with the big hitters."

"If I'd been able to put the collection together in one go, say over two years, we'd have had a special team, most wouldn't stay. One or two glory seasons and they were off. To them, the north-east was too far out. They wanted to be with the big hitters."

Bryan Robson, English Athlete

Glory, Seasons, Years

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"With what price we pay for the glory of motherhood."

"With what price we pay for the glory of motherhood."

Isadora Duncan, American Dancer

Glory, Motherhood

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"For every person who has ever lived there has come, at last, a spring he will never see. Glory then in the springs that are yours."

"For every person who has ever lived there has come, at last, a spring he will never see. Glory then in the springs that are yours."

Pam Brown, American Poet

Glory, Spring, Will

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"He who is completely sanctified, or cleansed from all sin, and dies in this state, is fit for glory."

"He who is completely sanctified, or cleansed from all sin, and dies in this state, is fit for glory."

Adam Clarke, British Theologian

Glory, Sin, State

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"Grace is but glory begun, and glory is but grace perfected."

"Grace is but glory begun, and glory is but grace perfected."

Jonathan Edwards, American Clergyman

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"Grace tried is better than grace, and more than grace; it is glory in its infancy."

"Grace tried is better than grace, and more than grace; it is glory in its infancy."

Samuel Rutherford, Scottish Theologian

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"Surely a King who loves pleasure is less dangerous than one who loves glory?"

"Surely a King who loves pleasure is less dangerous than one who loves glory?"

Nancy Mitford, English Author

Glory, Pleasure

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"Glory to Man in the highest! For Man is the master of things."

"Glory to Man in the highest! For Man is the master of things."

Algernon Charles Swinburne, English Poet

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"I cannot, if I am in the field of glory, be kept out of sight: wherever there is anything to be done, there Providence is sure to direct my steps."

"I cannot, if I am in the field of glory, be kept out of sight: wherever there is anything to be done, there Providence is sure to direct my steps."

Horatio Nelson, British Soldier

Glory, Providence

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"Glory paid to our ashes comes too late."

"Glory paid to our ashes comes too late."

Marcus Valerius Martial, Spanish Poet

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"How quickly passes away the glory of this world."

"How quickly passes away the glory of this world."

Thomas Kempis, German Writer

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"At an expense trifling indeed, compared to what she frequently spends upon unprofitable contests, she might place the moral world on a new foundation, and to rise the pinnacle of moral glory."

"At an expense trifling indeed, compared to what she frequently spends upon unprofitable contests, she might place the moral world on a new foundation, and to rise the pinnacle of moral glory."

John Strachan, Canadian Clergyman

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"For you are the makers of the flag and it is well that you glory in the making."

"For you are the makers of the flag and it is well that you glory in the making."

Franklin Knight Lane, American Politician

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"The glory of 70mm is the sharpness of the image it offers."

"The glory of 70mm is the sharpness of the image it offers."

Kenneth Branagh, Irish Actor

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"Oh, how swiftly the glory of the world passes away!"

"Oh, how swiftly the glory of the world passes away!"

Thomas a Kempis, Dutch Cleric

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"Grant me the treasure of sublime poverty: permit the distinctive sign of our order to be that it does not possess anything of its own beneath the sun, for the glory of your name, and that it have no other patrimony than begging."

"Grant me the treasure of sublime poverty: permit the distinctive sign of our order to be that it does not possess anything of its own beneath the sun, for the glory of your name, and that it have no other patrimony than begging."

Francis of Assisi, Italian Saint

Glory, Name, Order, Sun

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"Glory, built on selfish principles, is shame and guilt."

"Glory, built on selfish principles, is shame and guilt."

William Cowper, English Poet

Glory, Guilt, Principles, Shame

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"Your love of glory must conquer your will to survive; or why fight at all? Why not be a smith, a brewer, a wool merchant? Why are you in the contest, if not to win, and if not to win, then to die?"

"Your love of glory must conquer your will to survive; or why fight at all? Why not be a smith, a brewer, a wool merchant? Why are you in the contest, if not to win, and if not to win, then to die?"

Hilary Mantel, British Novelist

Glory, Will, Survival, Courage

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"The greater the obstacle, the more glory in overcoming it."

"The greater the obstacle, the more glory in overcoming it."

Moliere, French Playwright

Glory, Overcoming

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"Thus was the King and the Lord of glory judged by man's judgment, when manifest in flesh: far be it from any of his ministers to expect better treatment."

"Thus was the King and the Lord of glory judged by man's judgment, when manifest in flesh: far be it from any of his ministers to expect better treatment."

George Whitefield, American Clergyman

Glory, Judgment, Man, Treatment

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"Glory - once achieved, what is it worth?"

"Glory - once achieved, what is it worth?"

Emile M. Cioran, Romanian Philosopher

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"For glory lit, and life alive, for goals unreached and aims to strive. All men must try, the wind did see. It is the test, it is the dream."

"For glory lit, and life alive, for goals unreached and aims to strive. All men must try, the wind did see. It is the test, it is the dream."

Brandon Sanderson, American Author

Glory, Life, Goal, Struggle

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"It is indeed a desirable thing to be well-descended, but the glory belongs to our ancestors."

"It is indeed a desirable thing to be well-descended, but the glory belongs to our ancestors."

Plutarch, Greek Philosopher

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"I looked at my hands to see if I was the same person. There was such a glory over everything. The sun came up like gold through the trees, and I felt like I was in heaven."

"I looked at my hands to see if I was the same person. There was such a glory over everything. The sun came up like gold through the trees, and I felt like I was in heaven."

Harriet Tubman, American Activist

Glory, Gold, Heaven, Sun

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"To carry the atmosphere of God's Glory is to extend it to the whole earth."

"To carry the atmosphere of God's Glory is to extend it to the whole earth."

Sunday Adelaja, Nigerian Author

Glory, God, Atmosphere, Extension

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"Our pleasance here is all vain glory, This false world is but transitory."

"Our pleasance here is all vain glory, This false world is but transitory."

William Dunbar, Scottish Poet

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"We rise in glory as we sink in pride."

"We rise in glory as we sink in pride."

Andrew Young, American Clergyman

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"Visions of glory, spare my aching sight."

"Visions of glory, spare my aching sight."

Thomas Gray, English Poet

Glory, Sight, Visions

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"I don't expect you'll hear me writing any poems to the greater glory of Ronald and Nancy Reagan."

"I don't expect you'll hear me writing any poems to the greater glory of Ronald and Nancy Reagan."

Robert Penn Warren, American Novelist

Glory, Poems, Writing

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"Sudden glory is the passion which maketh those grimaces called laughter."

"Sudden glory is the passion which maketh those grimaces called laughter."

Thomas Hobbes, English Philosopher

Glory, Laughter, Passion

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"Who tracks the steps of glory to the grave?"

"Who tracks the steps of glory to the grave?"

Lord Byron, British Poet

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"The glory of each generation is to make its own precedents."

"The glory of each generation is to make its own precedents."

Belva Lockwood, American Lawyer

Glory, Precedents

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"I'll always be chasing you... Glory."

"I'll always be chasing you... Glory."

Sidney Poitier, American Actor

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"He will have true glory who despises it."

"He will have true glory who despises it."

Titus Livius, Roman Historian

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"Christians should never fail to sense the operation of an angelic glory. It forever eclipses the world of demonic powers, as the sun does a candle's light."

"Christians should never fail to sense the operation of an angelic glory. It forever eclipses the world of demonic powers, as the sun does a candle's light."

Beverly Sills, American Musician

Glory, Light, Sense, Sun

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"The stars that have most glory have no rest."

"The stars that have most glory have no rest."

Samuel Daniel, English Poet

Glory, Rest, Stars

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"For glory gives herself only to those who have always dreamed of her."

"For glory gives herself only to those who have always dreamed of her."

Charles de Gaulle, French Leader

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"Laughter is nothing else but sudden glory arising from some sudden conception of some eminency in ourselves, by comparison with the infirmity of others, or with our own formerly."

"Laughter is nothing else but sudden glory arising from some sudden conception of some eminency in ourselves, by comparison with the infirmity of others, or with our own formerly."

Thomas Hobbes, English Philosopher

Glory, Laughter, Nothing

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"The Glory of God is lost if the boundary is crossed."

"The Glory of God is lost if the boundary is crossed."

Sunday Adelaja, Nigerian Author

Glory, Boundary, Crossing, Faith

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"The shining forth of God's kingdom is a sign of restoration."

"The shining forth of God's kingdom is a sign of restoration."

Sunday Adelaja, Nigerian Author

Glory, Kingdom, Restoration, Shining

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"Surely the glory of journalism is its transience."

"Surely the glory of journalism is its transience."

Malcolm Muggeridge, British Journalist

Glory, Journalism

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"The Heavens declare the glory of God. Lord your unfailing love is as vast as the Heavens."

"The Heavens declare the glory of God. Lord your unfailing love is as vast as the Heavens."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

Glory, God, Love

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"God desires to reveal the riches of His glory to the world through the abundance of people who have dedicated their lives to Him."

"God desires to reveal the riches of His glory to the world through the abundance of people who have dedicated their lives to Him."

Sunday Adelaja, Nigerian Author

Glory, God, Abundance, Dedication

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"To know how glorious you are, it is only after your death."

"To know how glorious you are, it is only after your death."

Auliq Ice, Ugandan Economist

Glory, Death, Life, Values

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"The Glory Of God Is The Eternal Heartbeat Of God."

"The Glory Of God Is The Eternal Heartbeat Of God."

Sunday Adelaja, Nigerian Author

Glory, God, Heartbeat, Eternal

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