| Robert Christy, comp. Proverbs, Maxims and Phrases of All Ages. 1887. | | | | Glory |
| | | Alas, how difficult is the guardianship of glory. Publius Syrus. | 1 |
| Avoid shame but do not seek glory; nothing so expensive as glory. Sidney Smith. | 2 |
| Desire of glory is the last garment that even wise men put off. | 3 |
| Glory follows virtue as though it were its shadow. Cicero. | 4 |
| Glory is acquired by virtue, but preserved by letters. Petrarch. | 5 |
Glory is like a circle in the water,
Which never ceaseth to enlarge itself,
’Till by broad spreading it disperse to naught. Shakespeare. | 6 |
| Glory paid to our ashes comes too late. Martial. | 7 |
| Glory should always have a greater weight with us than interest. Cleomenes. | 8 |
| Hasty glory goes out in a snuff. | 9 |
| I prefer the glory that will last forever, to that of a day. Pompey. | 10 |
| Sudden glory soon goes out. (Speedy rise—speedy fall.) | 11 |
| That man is entitled to be registered in the lists of glory who has doubled his ancestral inheritance. Cato. | 12 |
| The desire of glory is the torch of the mind. | 13 |
| To draw the sword in the cause of freedom is the true glory of the brave. Galgacus the Briton. | 14 |
| True glory takes root and even spreads. All false pretences like flowers fall to the ground, nor can counterfeit last long. Cicero. | 15 |
| When glory comes memory departs. French. | 16 |
| Where there is danger there may be glory. Gibbon. | 17 | | |
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