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The present condition of fame is merely fashion.
The present condition of fame is merely fashion.
Were not this desire of fame very strong, the difficulty of
obtaining it, and the danger of losing it read more
Were not this desire of fame very strong, the difficulty of
obtaining it, and the danger of losing it when obtained, would be
sufficient to deter a man from so vain a pursuit.
Fame usually comes to those who are thinking about something else.
Fame usually comes to those who are thinking about something else.
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 highest form of vanity is love of fame.
The highest form of vanity is love of fame.
I awoke one morning and found myself famous.
I awoke one morning and found myself famous.
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.
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.
Folly loves the martyrdom of Fame.
Folly loves the martyrdom of Fame.
