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Fame is vapor, popularity an accident, riches take wings. Only one thing endures and that is character.
Fame is vapor, popularity an accident, riches take wings. Only one thing endures and that is character.
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.
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.
Folly loves the martyrdom of Fame.
Folly loves the martyrdom of Fame.
The highest form of vanity is love of fame.
The highest form of vanity is love of fame.
Fame and riches are fleeting. Stupidity is eternal
Fame and riches are fleeting. Stupidity is eternal
The fame you earn has a different taste from the fame that is forced upon you.
The fame you earn has a different taste from the fame that is forced upon you.
Fame is not just. She never finely or discriminatingly praises, but coarsely hurrahs.
Fame is not just. She never finely or discriminatingly praises, but coarsely hurrahs.
The present condition of fame is merely fashion.
The present condition of fame is merely fashion.
