Glory Quotes

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Politicians also have no leisure, because they are always aiming at something beyond political life itself, power and glory, or happiness. — Aristotle
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… — Francis of Assisi
Natural ability without education has more often raised a man to glory and virtue than education without natural ability. — Marcus Aurelius
The glory of gardening: hands in the dirt, head in the sun, heart with nature. To nurture a garden is to feed not just on… — Alfred Austin
Look out into the universe and contemplate the glory of God. Observe the stars, millions of them, twinkling in the night sky, all with a… — Sai Baba
The aim and final end of all music should be none other than the glory of God and the refreshment of the soul. — Johann Sebastian Bach
I'm not motivated by vanity, glory or the quest for power. — Michele Bachmann
Among the great glories of the MGM lot were the vast outdoor sets that had been constructed over the years. — Joseph Barbera
Man is a military animal, glories in gunpowder, and loves parade. — Philip James Bailey
If the relationship of father to son could really be reduced to biology, the whole earth would blaze with the glory of fathers and sons. — James A. Baldwin
The noblest spirit is most strongly attracted by the love of glory. — James A. Baldwin
The Declaration of Independence I always considered as a theatrical show. Jefferson ran away with all the stage effect of that... and all the glory… — John Adams
The highest glory of the American Revolution was this: it connected in one indissoluble bond the principles of civil government with the principles of Christianity. — John Quincy Adams
In literature as in ethics, there is danger, as well as glory, in being subtle. Aristocracy isolates us. — Charles Baudelaire
To be perfectly just is an attribute of the divine nature; to be so to the utmost of our abilities, is the glory of man. — Joseph Addison
Greatness lies, not in being strong, but in the right using of strength; and strength is not used rightly when it serves only to carry… — Henry Ward Beecher
Whatever glory belongs to the race for a development unprecedented in history for the given length of time, a full share belongs to the womanhood… — Mary McLeod Bethune
The glory of Christianity is to conquer by forgiveness. — William Blake
Death is nothing, but to live defeated and inglorious is to die daily. — Napoleon Bonaparte
Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever. — Napoleon Bonaparte

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