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Quotes About Glory

The heavens declare the glory of God; And the firmament shows His handiwork. Day unto day utters speech, And night unto night reveals knowledge. There is no speech nor language Where their voice is not heard. Their line has gone out through all the earth, And their words to the end of the world. (PSALM 19:1–4)
~ John Hagee
Sic transit gloria mundi.
~ John Irving
A man named Hero washed the press cloths; Meany Hyde told Homer that the man had been a kind of hero, once. 'That's all I heard. He's been comin' here for years, but he was a hero. Just once,' Meany added, as if there might be more shame attached to the rarity of the man's heroism than there was glory to be sung for his moment in the sun.
~ John Irving
Ad majorem Dei gloriam—to the greater glory of God.
~ John Irving
On the green of the hill We will drink our fill Of golden sunshine, Till our brains intertwine With the glory and grace of Apollo!
~ John Keats
Then sang forth the Nine, Apollo's garland:–yet didst thou divine Such home-bred glory, that they cry'd in vain, "Come hither, Sister of the Island!
~ John Keats
it also meant mornings of glory such as this one, in which the snow, white almost to blueness, lay like a soft comforter over the hills, and birches and pines indestructibly held their ground, rigid lines against the snow and sky, very thin and very strong like Vermonters.
~ John Knowles
To be well skilled in the mystery of Christian contentment is the duty, glory and excellence of a Christian.
~ Jeremiah Burroughs
The greatest thing about playing obviously is winning, and you can't replace that experience with anything.
~ Wayne Gretzky
I think it's easy for people to assume that fame is equal to glory, but it can be a very isolating experience.
~ Sophia Bush
I think most people have that out-of-body experience when they win the Oscar.
~ Sandra Bullock
But to him who tries and fails and dies I give great honor and glory and tears.
~ Joaquin Miller
Place your mind before the mirror of eternity! Place your soul in the brilliance of glory! And transform your entire being into the image of the Godhead Itself through contemplation.
~ Clare of Assisi
My faith is the reason I run - it calms my heart and makes everything feel like a lift. My speed is definitely a gift from Him, and I run for His glory. Whatever I do, He allows me to do it.
~ Allyson Felix
Worship doesn't happen when a guy gets on a stage w/ a guitar. It happens when faith-filled eyes behold the glory of Christ.
~ Matt Papa
Faith converses with the angels, and antedates the hymns of glory.
~ Jeremy Taylor
By the moon as I sit to seek your glory, the white roses I see, creates a new story. Seasons are many, their reasons few. What remains is that I will always love you.
~ Unknown
Your distance from me only brings worries, when you are away I feel lonely, but your presence is on its own eternal glory, and for this wherever you are, I always love you.
~ Unknown
Eternal God, rock and refuge... we wait for revival and release. Abide with us until we come alive in the sunrise of your glory. Amen.
~ Unknown
No matter how stress you are. Get through the day with glory. Angels are looking over you.
~ Unknown
What weight does the glory truly hold, when the arena that you were playing in was not significant to begin with?
~ Unknown
He will be a good ruler, I thought. Fair-minded and warm. He will not be consumed like his father was. He had never been hungry for glory, only for life.
~ Madeline Miller
Even the most beautiful nymph is largely useless, and an ugly one would be nothing, less than nothing. She would never marry or produce children. She would be a burden to her family, a stain upon the face of the world. She would live in the shadows, scorned and reviled. But a monster always has a place. She may have all the glory her teeth can snatch. She will not be loved for it, but she will not be constrained either.
~ Madeline Miller
He would be hated now. No one would remember his glory, or his honesty, or his beauty; all his gold would be turned to ashes and ruin.
~ Madeline Miller