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Quote by Margaret Fuller
Beware of over-great pleasure in being popular or even beloved. -

Beware of over-great pleasure in being popular or even beloved. – Margaret Fuller

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The character and history of each child may be a new and poetic experience to the parent, if he will let it. – Margaret Fuller

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Experience
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Margaret Fuller
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Would that the simple maxim, that honesty is the best policy, might be laid to heart that a sense of the true aim of life might elevate the tone of politics and trade till public and private honor become identical. – Margaret Fuller

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Politics
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Great individuals are not only popular themselves, but they give popularity to whatever they touch. – Fournier

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Avoid popularity; it has many snares, and no real benefit. – William Penn

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Recognition

Like Olympic medals and tennis trophies, all they signified was that the owner had done something of no benefit to anyone more capably than everyone else. – Joseph Heller

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Recognition

The Oscars demonstrate the will of the people to control and judge those they have elected to stand above them (much, perhaps, as in bygone days, an election celebrated the same). – David Mamet

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Recognition

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