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The lust of fame is the last that a wise man shakes off.
The lust of fame is the last that a wise man shakes off.
Fame: an embalmer trembling with stage fright.
Fame: an embalmer trembling with stage fright.
After I'm dead I'd rather have people ask why I have no monument
than why I have one.
After I'm dead I'd rather have people ask why I have no monument
than why I have one.
If fame is only to come after death, I am in no hurry for it.
If fame is only to come after death, I am in no hurry for it.
A niche in the temple of Fame.
A niche in the temple of Fame.
A celebrity is one who is known to many persons he is glad he doesn't know.
A celebrity is one who is known to many persons he is glad he doesn't know.
In the very books in which philosophers bid us scorn fame, they inscribe their names.
In the very books in which philosophers bid us scorn fame, they inscribe their names.
When you can do the common things of life in an uncommon way, you
will command the attention of read more
When you can do the common things of life in an uncommon way, you
will command the attention of the world.