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

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It is strange to be known so universally and yet to be so lonely.

It is strange to be known so universally and yet to be so lonely.

by Albert Einstein Found in: Fame Quotes,
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Scarcely two hundred years back can Fame recollect articulately
at all; and there she but maunders and mumbles.

Scarcely two hundred years back can Fame recollect articulately
at all; and there she but maunders and mumbles.

by Thomas Carlyle Found in: Fame Quotes,
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The charm of fame is so great that we like every object to which it is attached, even death.

The charm of fame is so great that we like every object to which it is attached, even death.

by Blaise Pascal 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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And what after all is everlasting fame? Altogether vanity.

And what after all is everlasting fame? Altogether vanity.

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Fame always brings loneliness. Success is as ice cold and lonely as the North Pole.

Fame always brings loneliness. Success is as ice cold and lonely as the North Pole.

by Vicki Baum Found in: Fame Quotes, History 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.

by Unattributed Author Found in: Fame Quotes,
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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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Fame is a fickle food Upon a shifting plate.

Fame is a fickle food Upon a shifting plate.

by Emily Dickinson Found in: Fame Quotes,
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