“Few sons attain the praise of their great sires, and most their sires disgrace”
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“Few sons attain the praise of their great sires, and most their sires disgrace”
“From sublime to ridiculousness there is only one step”
“He who boasts of his descent, praises the deeds of another”
“To each saint his candle”
“Fame, I have already. Now I need the money ”
“Worldly fame is but a breath of wind that blows now this way, and now that, and changes name as it changes direction”
“The present condition of fame is merely fashion.”
“The tyrant dies and his rule is over, the martyr dies and his rule begins”