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The glory of my name increases my shame. Less known by mortals, I could better escape their eyes
The nearest way to glory is to strive to be what you wish to be thought to be
No flowery road leads to glory
Natural ability without education has more often raised a man to glory and virtue than education without natural ability
To a father who loves his children victor has no charms. When the heart speaks, glory itself is an illusion
Glory lies in the attempt to reach one's goal and not in reaching it
Glory follows virtue as if it were its shadow
The love of glory gives an immense stimulus
He knows that the man is overcome ingloriously, who is overcome without danger
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On Anger: "For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind."
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On Destiny: "Our destiny exercises its influence over us even when, as yet, we have not learned its nature: it is our future that lays down the law of our today."
Human, All Too Human
Human, All Too Human
On Friendship: "A crowd is not company; and faces are but a gallery of pictures; and talk but a tinkling cymbal, where there is no love."
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