"The paths of glory lead but to the…" — Thomas Gray
"The paths of glory lead but to the grave."
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74 Quotes by Thomas Gray
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Chill penury repress'd their noble rage, And froze the genial current of the soul.
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Alas, regardless of their doom, the little victims play! No sense have they of ills to come nor care beyond…
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Thought would destroy their paradise.
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Here rests his head upon the lap of earth, A youth to fortune and to fame unknown: Fair Science frown'd…
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Sweet is the breath of vernal shower,/ The bee's collected treasure sweet,/ Sweet music's melting fall, but sweeter yet/ The…
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To each his suff'rings; all are men, Condemn'd alike to groan,- The tender for another's pain, Th' unfeeling for his…
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Now as the Paradisiacal pleasures of the Mahometans consist in playing upon the flute and lying with Houris, be mine…
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Visions of glory, spare my aching sight! Ye unborn ages, crowd not on my soul!
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Ruin seize thee, ruthless king! Confusion on thy banners wait! Though fann'd by Conquest's crimson wing, They mock the air…
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The applause of list'ning senates to command, The threats of pain and ruin to despise, To scatter plenty o'er a…
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Ah, happy hills! ah, pleasing shade! Ah, fields beloved in vain! Where once my careless childhood stray'd, A stranger yet…
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The boast of heraldry, the pomp of pow'r, And all that beauty, all that wealth e'er gave, Awaits alike th'…
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Politicians also have no leisure, because they are always aiming at something beyond political life itself, power and glory, or…
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Grant me the treasure of sublime poverty: permit the distinctive sign of our order to be that it does not…
— Francis of Assisi
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Natural ability without education has more often raised a man to glory and virtue than education without natural ability.
— Marcus Aurelius
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The glory of gardening: hands in the dirt, head in the sun, heart with nature. To nurture a garden is…
— Alfred Austin
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Look out into the universe and contemplate the glory of God. Observe the stars, millions of them, twinkling in the…
— Sai Baba
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The aim and final end of all music should be none other than the glory of God and the refreshment…
— Johann Sebastian Bach
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I'm not motivated by vanity, glory or the quest for power.
— Michele Bachmann
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Among the great glories of the MGM lot were the vast outdoor sets that had been constructed over the years.
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Man is a military animal, glories in gunpowder, and loves parade.
— Philip James Bailey
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If the relationship of father to son could really be reduced to biology, the whole earth would blaze with the…
— James A. Baldwin
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The noblest spirit is most strongly attracted by the love of glory.
— James A. Baldwin
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The Declaration of Independence I always considered as a theatrical show. Jefferson ran away with all the stage effect of…
— John Adams
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