Fame, we may understand, is no sure test of merit, but only a probability of such; it is an accident, not a property of man.

Fame is the thirst of youth.

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.

Glory is like a circle in the water, which never ceaseth to enlarge itself, till, by broad spreading, it disperse to naught.

The difference between great celebrities and the unknown is the former failed and yet went at it again; the latter gave up in despair.

True glory takes root, and even spreads; all false pretences, like flowers, fall to the ground; nor can any counterfeit last long.

Fame is a constant effort

I awoke one morning and found myself famous.

Fame is like a river, that beareth up things light and swollen, and drowns things weighty and solid.

All the fame you should look for in life is to have lived it quietly.