All glory is fleeting

"For over a thousand years Roman conquerors returning from the wars enjoyed the honor of triumph, a tumultuous parade. In the procession came trumpeteers, musicians and strange animals from conquered territories, together with carts laden with treasure and captured armaments. The conquerors 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." - Gen. George C. Patton

I watched the movie Patton and I was greatly moved by the last words spoken by the great General on the movie.

Truly indeed that all glory is fleeting and so is life.

2 comments:

  1. Wonderful! Thank you for sharing this! It's a good reminder to all of us to live our lives for something more than glory ... or our 15 minutes of fame! :)

    BTW ... I hope you'll be celebrating Earth Hour 2009. :)

    Small Footprints
    http://reducefootprints.blogspot.com

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  2. Thank you for reading this little post Small Footprint!:) I've been googling about Earth Hour 2009 and I'm looking forward supporting it. God bless!

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