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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.
I awoke one morning and found myself famous.
I awoke one morning and found myself famous.
Fame is only good for one thing- they will cash your check in a small town.
Fame is only good for one thing- they will cash your check in a small town.
And what after all is everlasting fame? Altogether vanity.
And what after all is everlasting fame? Altogether vanity.
A niche in the temple of Fame.
A niche in the temple of Fame.
Nothing can cover his high fame but Heaven;
No pyramids set off his memories,
But the eternal read more
Nothing can cover his high fame but Heaven;
No pyramids set off his memories,
But the eternal substance of his greatness,--
To which I leave him.
What shall I do to be forever known,
And make the age to come my own?
What shall I do to be forever known,
And make the age to come my own?
Fame is a fickle food Upon a shifting plate.
Fame is a fickle food Upon a shifting plate.
Folly loves the martyrdom of Fame.
Folly loves the martyrdom of Fame.