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Fame: an embalmer trembling with stage fright.
Fame: an embalmer trembling with stage fright.
Fame and riches are fleeting. Stupidity is eternal
Fame and riches are fleeting. Stupidity is eternal
Ah! who can tell how hard it is to climb
The steep where Fame's proud temple shines afar!
Ah! who can tell how hard it is to climb
The steep where Fame's proud temple shines afar!
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.
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.
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.
And what after all is everlasting fame? Altogether vanity.
And what after all is everlasting fame? Altogether vanity.
To myself alone do I owe my fame.
[Fr., Je ne dois qu'a moi seul toute ma renommee.]
To myself alone do I owe my fame.
[Fr., Je ne dois qu'a moi seul toute ma renommee.]
