~ Fame is like a river, that beareth up things light and swollen, and drowns things weighty and solid. ~
~ The charm of fame is so great that we like every object to which it is attached, even death. ~
~ Fame is the perfume of heroic deeds ~
~ He who pursues fame at the risk of losing his self is not a scholar. ~
~ Fame is vapor, popularity an accident, riches take wings. Only one thing endures and that is character. ~
~ Fame is a fickle food Upon a shifting plate. ~
~ Fame usually comes to those who are thinking about something else. ~
~ Even the best things are not equal to their fame. ~
~ Good fame is like fire; when you have kindled you may easily preserve it; but if you extinguish it, you will not easily kindle it again. ~
~ Fame is the shadow of passion standing in the light ~
~ If you come to fame not understanding who you are, it will define who you are. ~
~ What is fame? The advantage of being known by people of whom you yourself know nothing, and for whom you care as little. ~