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    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.

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The present condition of fame is merely fashion.

The present condition of fame is merely fashion.

by Gilbert K. Chesterton Found in: Fame Quotes,
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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.

by Thomas Carlyle Found in: Fame Quotes,
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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.

by Fred Allen Found in: Fame Quotes,
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The splendors that belong unto the fame of earth are but a wind,
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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.]

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Rather than love, than money, than fame, give me truth.

Rather than love, than money, than fame, give me truth.

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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.

by Henry Louis Mencken Found in: Fame Quotes,
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Fame is vapor, popularity an accident, riches take wings. Only one thing endures and that is character.

Fame is vapor, popularity an accident, riches take wings. Only one thing endures and that is character.

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After I'm dead I'd rather have people ask why I have no monument
than why I have one.

After I'm dead I'd rather have people ask why I have no monument
than why I have one.

by Thomas Carlyle Found in: Fame Quotes,
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Nothing can cover his high fame but Heaven;
No pyramids set off his memories,
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Nothing can cover his high fame but Heaven;
No pyramids set off his memories,
But the eternal substance of his greatness,--
To which I leave him.

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