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    What is the end of Fame? 'tis but to fill
    A certain portion of uncertain paper:
    Some liken it to climbing up a hill,
    Whose summit, like all hills, is lost in vapour:
    For this men write, speak, preach, and heroes kill,
    And bards burn what they call their "midnight taper,"
    To have, when the original is dust,
    A name, a wretched picture, and worse bust.

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Even the best things are not equal to their fame.

Even the best things are not equal to their fame.

by Henry David Thoreau Found in: Fame Quotes,
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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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The aspiring youth that fired the Ephesian dome
Outlives, in fame, the pious fool that rais'd it.

The aspiring youth that fired the Ephesian dome
Outlives, in fame, the pious fool that rais'd it.

by Colley Cibber Found in: Fame Quotes,
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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.

by Joseph Addison Found in: Fame Quotes,
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Lives of great men all remind us we can make our lives sublime. And, departing, leave behind us footprints on read more

Lives of great men all remind us we can make our lives sublime. And, departing, leave behind us footprints on the sands of time.

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I'm never going to be famous. My name will never be writ large on the roster of Those Who Do read more

I'm never going to be famous. My name will never be writ large on the roster of Those Who Do Things. I don't do any thing. Not one single thing. I used to bite my nails, but I don't even do that any more.

by Dorothy Parker Found in: Fame Quotes,
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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 and riches are fleeting. Stupidity is eternal

Fame and riches are fleeting. Stupidity is eternal

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Fame: an embalmer trembling with stage fright.

Fame: an embalmer trembling with stage fright.

by H. L. Mencken Found in: Fame Quotes,
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