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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.
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: an embalmer trembling with stage fright.
Fame: an embalmer trembling with stage fright.
Even the best things are not equal to their fame.
Even the best things are not equal to their fame.
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.
The Duke of Wellington brought to the post of first minister
immortal fame; a quality of success which would read more
The Duke of Wellington brought to the post of first minister
immortal fame; a quality of success which would almost seem to
include all others.
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.
It's too bad I'm not as wonderful a person as people say I am, because the world could use a read more
It's too bad I'm not as wonderful a person as people say I am, because the world could use a few people like that.
Fame always brings loneliness. Success is as ice cold and lonely as the North Pole.
Fame always brings loneliness. Success is as ice cold and lonely as the North Pole.
