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What is the end of Fame? 'tis but to fill
A certain portion of uncertain paper:
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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.
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.
Fame - a few words upon a tombstone, and the truth of those not to be depended on.
Fame - a few words upon a tombstone, and the truth of those not to be depended on.
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.
Fame is a vapor, popularity an accident, and riches take wings. Only one thing endures and that is character.
Fame is a vapor, popularity an accident, and riches take wings. Only one thing endures and that is character.
Men the most infamous are fond of fame,
And those who fear not guilt, yet start at shame.
Men the most infamous are fond of fame,
And those who fear not guilt, yet start at shame.
The present condition of fame is merely fashion.
The present condition of fame is merely fashion.
Rather than love, than money, than fame, give me truth.
Rather than love, than money, than fame, give me truth.
Even the best things are not equal to their fame.
Even the best things are not equal to their fame.
