The glory of young men is their strength, and the beauty of old men is their gray head.
-- Bible
Sacred Scriptures of Christians and Judaism
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Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever.
-- Napoleon Bonaparte
1769-1821, French General, Emperor
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Who tracks the steps of glory to the grave?
-- Lord Byron
1788-1824, British Poet
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The greater the difficulty, the greater the glory.
-- Marcus T. Cicero
c. 106-43 BC, Great Roman Orator, Politician
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Glory, built on selfish principles, is shame and guilt.
-- William Cowper
1731-1800, British Poet
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For glory gives herself only to those who have always dreamed of her.
-- Charles De Gaulle
1890-1970, French President during World War II
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The paths of glory lead but to the grave.
-- Thomas Gray
1716-1771, British Poet
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The glory of a nation and an age is always the work of a few great persons, and it disappears with them.
-- Baron Grimm
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