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The highest form of vanity is love of fame.
The highest form of vanity is love of fame.
What is the end of Fame? 'tis but to fill
A certain portion of uncertain paper:
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What is the end of Fame? 'tis but to fill
A certain portion of uncertain paper:
Some liken it to climbing up a hill,
Whose summit, like all hills, is lost in vapour:
For this men write, speak, preach, and heroes kill,
And bards burn what they call their "midnight taper,"
To have, when the original is dust,
A name, a wretched picture, and worse bust.
I awoke one morning and found myself famous.
I awoke one morning and found myself famous.
Men the most infamous are fond of fame,
And those who fear not guilt, yet start at shame.
Men the most infamous are fond of fame,
And those who fear not guilt, yet start at shame.
Folly loves the martyrdom of Fame.
Folly loves the martyrdom of Fame.
Even the best things are not equal to their fame.
Even the best things are not equal to their fame.
The charm of fame is so great that we like every object to which it is attached, even death.
The charm of fame is so great that we like every object to which it is attached, even death.
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.
