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Fame and riches are fleeting. Stupidity is eternal
Fame and riches are fleeting. Stupidity is eternal
A celebrity is a person who works hard all his life to become well known, then wears dark glasses to read more
A celebrity is a person who works hard all his life to become well known, then wears dark glasses to avoid being recognised.
I awoke one morning and found myself famous.
I awoke one morning and found myself famous.
The splendors that belong unto the fame of earth are but a wind,
that in the same direction lasts read more
The splendors that belong unto the fame of earth are but a wind,
that in the same direction lasts not long.
[It., Non e il mondam romore alro che un fiato
Di vento, che vien quinci et or vien quindi,
E muta nome, perche muta lato.]
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.
Fame: an embalmer trembling with stage fright.
Fame: an embalmer trembling with stage fright.
And what after all is everlasting fame? Altogether vanity.
And what after all is everlasting fame? Altogether vanity.
The fame you earn has a different taste from the fame that is forced upon you.
The fame you earn has a different taste from the fame that is forced upon you.