“Fame is the perfume of heroic deeds”
Socrates
“Neither genius, fame, nor love show the greatness of the soul. Only kindness can do that.”
Jean Baptiste Lacordaire
“What you want is fame?Then note the price:All claimTo honor you must sacrifice.”
Friedrich Nietzsche
“Rather than love, than money, than fame, give me truth.”
Henry David Thoreau
“If you come to fame not understanding who you are, it will define who you are.”
Oprah Winfrey
“Talent is God given. Be humble. Fame is man-given. Be grateful. Conceit is self-given. Be careful.”
John Wooden
“Wealth is like sea-water; the more we drink, the thirstier we become; and the same is true of fame.”
Arthur Schopenhauer
