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    Read but o'er the Stories
    Of men most fam'd for courage or for counsaile
    And you shall find that the desire of glory
    Was the last frailty wise men put of;
    Be they presidents.

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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.

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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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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.

by Tacitus Found in: Fame Quotes,
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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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Fame is like a river, that beareth up things light and swollen, and drowns things weighty and solid.

Fame is like a river, that beareth up things light and swollen, and drowns things weighty and solid.

by Francis Bacon Found in: Fame Quotes,
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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.]

by Pierre Corneille Found in: Fame Quotes,
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Herostratus lives that burnt the temple of Diana; he is almost
lost that built it.

Herostratus lives that burnt the temple of Diana; he is almost
lost that built it.

by Sir Thomas Browne 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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Your fame shall (spite of proverbs) make it plain
To write in water's not to write in vain.

Your fame shall (spite of proverbs) make it plain
To write in water's not to write in vain.

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