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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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Nothing great in the world has ever been accomplished without passion.

Nothing great in the world has ever been accomplished without passion.

by Hebbel Found in: Greatness Quotes,
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Fame is only good for one thing- they will cash your check in a small town.

Fame is only good for one thing- they will cash your check in a small town.

by Truman Capote Found in: Fame Quotes,
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Great is advertisement! 'tis almost fate;
But, little mushroom-men, of puff-ball fame.
Ah, do you dream to read more

Great is advertisement! 'tis almost fate;
But, little mushroom-men, of puff-ball fame.
Ah, do you dream to be mistaken great
And to be really great are just the same?

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Folly loves the martyrdom of Fame.

Folly loves the martyrdom of Fame.

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I awoke one morning and found myself famous.

I awoke one morning and found myself famous.

by George Gordon Noel Byron Found in: Fame Quotes,
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Man's greatness lies in his power of thought.

Man's greatness lies in his power of thought.

by Blaise Pascal Found in: Greatness Quotes,
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In the very books in which philosophers bid us scorn fame, they inscribe their names.

In the very books in which philosophers bid us scorn fame, they inscribe their names.

by Marcus Tullius Cicero Found in: Fame Quotes,
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Ajax the great . . .
Himself a host.

Ajax the great . . .
Himself a host.

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