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A celebrity is one who is known to many persons he is glad he doesn't know.
A celebrity is one who is known to many persons he is glad he doesn't know.
When you can do the common things of life in an uncommon way, you
will command the attention of read more
When you can do the common things of life in an uncommon way, you
will command the attention of the world.
Folly loves the martyrdom of Fame.
Folly loves the martyrdom of Fame.
O Fame!--if I e'er took delight in thy praises,
'Twas less for the sake of thy high-sounding phrases,
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O Fame!--if I e'er took delight in thy praises,
'Twas less for the sake of thy high-sounding phrases,
Than to see the bright eyes of the dear one discover
She thought that I was not unworthy to love her.
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.
The talent of success is nothing more than doing what you can do well, and doing well whatever you do read more
The talent of success is nothing more than doing what you can do well, and doing well whatever you do without thought of fame. If it comes at all it will come because it is deserved, not because it is sought after.
Fame is a vapor, popularity an accident, and riches take wings. Only one thing endures and that is character.
Fame is a vapor, popularity an accident, and riches take wings. Only one thing endures and that is character.
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.
The highest form of vanity is love of fame.
The highest form of vanity is love of fame.
