Fame is like a river, that beareth up things light and swollen, and drowns things weighty and solid.

Fame is like a river, that beareth up things light and swollen, and drowns things weighty and solid.

Fame usually comes to those who are thinking about something else.

Fame usually comes to those who are thinking about something else.

I awoke one morning and found myself famous.

I awoke one morning and found myself famous.

And what after all is everlasting fame? Altogether vanity.

And what after all is everlasting fame? Altogether vanity.

Fame is a constant effort.

Fame is a constant effort.

The highest form of vanity is love of fame.

The highest form of vanity is love of fame.

Fame, we may understand, is no sure test of merit, but only a
probability of such: it is an read more

Fame, we may understand, is no sure test of merit, but only a
probability of such: it is an accident, not a property of a man.

Rather than love, than money, than fame, give me truth.

Rather than love, than money, than fame, give me truth.

Folly loves the martyrdom of Fame.

Folly loves the martyrdom of Fame.