
“Showing off is the fool's idea of glory.”
Act iv., Sc. 2. In stage editions, it is "Leads the way" with various interpolations, among them—
See the conquering hero comes!
Sound the trumpet, beat the drums!—
which was first used by Handel in "Joshua," and afterwards transferred to "Judas Maccabæus." The text of both oratorios was written by Dr. Thomas Morell, a clergyman.
The Rival Queens, or the Death of Alexander the Great (1677)
“Showing off is the fool's idea of glory.”
“The beauty and glory are rerlated to the non-material.”
Chidushey Agadot Chulin, 59
“Th' only way t' entertain some folks is t' listen t' 'em.”
New Sayings by Abe Martin and Velma's Vow: A Gripping Love Tale by Miss Fawn Lippincut (1916).
“Show me a person who hasn´t known any sorrow and I´ll show you a superficial.”
Source: A Streetcar Named Desire
“Men learn to call pain “glory”; women learn to call the police.”
Women Can't Hear What Men Don't Say (2000)
“Just because something is beautiful doesn´t mean it´s good.”
Source: Beastly
“The glory of the day was in her face,
The beauty of the night was in her eyes.”
The Glory of the Day Was in Her Face, st. 1 (1917).
“age has its own glory, beauty, and wisdom that belong to it.”
Source: The Power of Your Subconscious Mind
The Purpose of Life, p. 53
The Purpose Driven Life: What on Earth Am I Here For? (2002)
Part ii, canto vii.
Lucile (1860)