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.

Even the best things are not equal to their fame.

Even the best things are not equal to their fame.

Fame usually comes to those who are thinking about something else.

Fame usually comes to those who are thinking about something else.

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.

Fame: an embalmer trembling with stage fright.

Fame: an embalmer trembling with stage fright.

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.

I awoke one morning and found myself famous.

I awoke one morning and found myself famous.

Fame is a fickle food Upon a shifting plate.

Fame is a fickle food Upon a shifting plate.

What shall I do to be forever known,
And make the age to come my own?

What shall I do to be forever known,
And make the age to come my own?