Action Quote by Joseph Addison

Let fame, that all hunt after in their lives, Live regist'red upon our brazen tombs And then grace us in the disgrace of death;…

— William Shakespeare

“True glory lies in the pro-creation and re-enactment of virtuous heroism through meaning.”

— VD

The slaying of multitudes should be mourned with sorrow. A victory should be celebrated with the funeral rite.

— Anonymous

“The most glorious battles in history are those with the biggest number of dead. As if we pay tribute to death and not to…

— Ljupka Cvetanova

“The boast of heraldry, the pomp of power, And all that beauty, all that wealth e'er gave, Awaits alike the inevitable hour. The paths…

— Thomas Grey

O harmless Death! whom still the valiant brave, The wise expect, the sorrowful invite, And all the good embrace, who know the grave A…

— William Davenant

“ Hap If but some vengeful god would call to me From up the sky, and laugh: “Thou suffering thing, Know that thy sorrow…

— Thomas Hardy

For ever so our thoughtful hearts repeatOn fields of triumph dirges of defeat;And still we turn on gala-days to treadAmong the rustling memories of…

— Henry Van Dyke

“The world would condemn but they would rejoice; glorious outcasts, unashamed, triumphant!”

— Radclyffe Hall

“Glorious victories make fine songs, Yarvi, but inglorious ones are no worse once the bards are done with them. Glorious defeats, meanwhile, are just…

— Joe Abercrombie

“True glory and the essence of life lies in the pro-creation and re-actment of heroic meaning.”

— VD

And thou, who didst the stars and sunbeams know, Self-school'd, self-scann'd, self-honour'd, self-secure, Didst tread on earth unguess'd at. Better so! All pains the…

— Matthew Arnold