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William Shakespeare2 quotes
Glory is like a circle in the water,
Which never ceaseth to enlarge itself
Till by broad spreading it disperse to naught. — William Shakespeare · 1592What is pomp, rule, reign, but earth and dust?
And live we how we can, yet die we must. — William Shakespeare · 1595General George S. Patton1 quote
For over a thousand years, Roman conquerors returning from the wars enjoyed the honor of a triumph—a tumultuous parade. In the procession came trumpeters and musicians and strange animals from the conquered territories, together with carts laden with treasure and captured armaments. The conqueror rode in a triumphal chariot, the dazed prisoners walking in chains before him. Sometimes his children, robed in white, stood with him in the chariot, or rode the trace horses. A slave stood behind the conqueror, holding a golden crown, and whispering in his ear a warning, that all glory is fleeting. — General George S. Patton · 1969Johann Wolfgang von Goethe1 quote
The deed is all, the glory nothing. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe · 1832Rupert Pupkin1 quote
Better to be king for a night than schmuck for a lifetime. — Rupert Pupkin · 1982Thomas Osbert Mordaunt1 quote
One crowded hour of glorious life
Is worth an age without a name. — Thomas Osbert Mordaunt · 1791Victor Hugo1 quote
Popularity? It is glory's small change. — Victor Hugo · 1838