The greater the obstacle, the more glory in overcoming it.

The saying frames “glory” as proportional to difficulty: achievements gain moral and social weight when they require courage, endurance, or ingenuity against resistance. It reflects a classical, honor-based ethic in which struggle is not merely a hindrance but the very condition that makes victory meaningful. Read more broadly, it encourages perseverance by revaluing setbacks as opportunities to earn distinction. In modern usage it often functions as motivational counsel, but its deeper implication is evaluative: we judge accomplishments not only by outcomes, but by the obstacles surmounted to reach them.