#inglorious

I set forth a humble and inglorious life; that does not matter. You can tie up all moral philosophy with a common and private life just as well as with a life of richer stuff. Each man bears the entire form of man's estate. ↗

— Michel de Montaigne

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Perseverance - a lowly virtue whereby mediocrity achieves an inglorious success. ↗

— Ambrose Bierce

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Death is nothing, but to live defeated and inglorious is to die daily. ↗

— Napoleon Bonaparte

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