"Oblivion is the rule and fame the exception, of humanity."

Fame, Humanity

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"Oblivion is the rule and fame the exception, of humanity."

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"Fame is a bee.It has a song -It has a sting -Ah, too, it has a wing."

Emily Dickinson, American Poet

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"Most sane human beings who have managed to attain and retain fame each uses it to dramatically increase their name's chances of being remembered until Jesus comes back, since their heart cannot do what they consciously or unconsciously lust for, that is to say, for it to beat until Jesus returns."

Mokokoma Mokhonoana, South African Philosopher

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"Being rich or famous is the only profound thing that some people have ever said."

Mokokoma Mokhonoana, South African Philosopher

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"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."

Francis Bacon, English Philosopher

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"Fame often makes a writer vain, but seldom makes him proud."

W. H. Auden, English Poet

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"A celebrity starts being a cele-crazy when he's seen often, he's just like the ordinary man in the streets. Without much ado to shout his name, i go my way."

Michael Bassey Johnson, Nigerian Philosopher

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"I don't think about being famous, really. Being an author, I don't generally get stopped as I walk down the street. It's not like being a movie star."

Rick Riordan, American Novelist

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"Fame is an epiphany of bubbles that are transient and pugnacious."

Debasish Mridha, American Author

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"Back then: to be regarded as well-known, one had to be great. Today: to be regarded as great, one has to be well-known."

Mokokoma Mokhonoana, South African Philosopher

Fame, Truth, Regret, Wisdom, Power

"Of present fame think little, and of future less; the praises that we receive after we are buried, like the flowers that are strewed over our grave, may be gratifying to the living, but they are nothing to the dead."

Charles Caleb Colton, English Writer

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"To lose one's self in reverie, one must be either very happy, or very unhappy. Reverie is the child of extremes."

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"Memory always obeys the commands of the heart."

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"Generally speaking, there is more wit than talent in the world. Society swarms with witty people who lack talent."

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"It is the dim haze of mystery that adds enchantment to pursuit."

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"Speech is external thought, and thought internal speech."

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"The only thing wealth does for some people is to make them worry about losing it."

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"It is, no doubt, an immense advantage to have done nothing, but one should not abuse it."

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