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“cineri gloria sera venit”
Cineri gloria sera venit.
Glory paid to one's ashes comes too late.
Martial's epigram exhorting us not to wait until someone is dead before praising him/her.
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glori-, glor- +
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Latin Proverbs, Mottoes, Phrases, and Words: Group C
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