“The paths of glory lead but to the grave.”
Thomas Gray (1716–1771) English poet, historian
Source: An Elegy Written In A Country Churchyard
“The boast of heraldry, the pomp of pow'r,
And all that beauty, all that wealth e'er gave,
Await alike the inevitable hour:
The paths of glory lead but to the grave.”
St. 9 <br class="br"> Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard http://www.thomasgray.org/cgi-bin/display.cgi?text=elcc (written 1750, publ. 1751)
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