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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.
And what after all is everlasting fame? Altogether vanity.
And what after all is everlasting fame? Altogether vanity.
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.
Rather than love, than money, than fame, give me truth.
Rather than love, than money, than fame, give me truth.
The talent of success is nothing more than doing what you can do well, and doing well whatever you do read more
The talent of success is nothing more than doing what you can do well, and doing well whatever you do without thought of fame. If it comes at all it will come because it is deserved, not because it is sought after.
The lust of fame is the last that a wise man shakes off.
The lust of fame is the last that a wise man shakes off.
A niche in the temple of Fame.
A niche in the temple of Fame.
All your renown is like the summer flower that blooms and dies;
because the sunny glow which brings it read more
All your renown is like the summer flower that blooms and dies;
because the sunny glow which brings it forth, soon slays with
parching power.
[It., La vostra nominanza e color d'erba,
Che viene e va; e quei la discolora
Per cui ell' esce della terra acerba.]
It's too bad I'm not as wonderful a person as people say I am, because the world could use a read more
It's too bad I'm not as wonderful a person as people say I am, because the world could use a few people like that.
