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f | 02:44 Sun 08th Sep 2002 | Phrases & Sayings

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what is sic transit gloria

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So passes away the glory. "A classic statement on the transitory nature of human vanities" (Brewer's). Or something about a woman being ill in a van.

The full tag is 'Sic transit gloria mundi'. 'So passes worldly glory'. Unless your name is Gloria Mundi, of course.

I thought sic transit gloria was a posh way of saying that Gloria had been ill while travelling in her van...

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